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<\/p>\nThe German blamed lack of concentration for the goals scored by the defending champions.<\/p>\n
The Super Eagles won the match 3-2 at the final whistle.<\/p>\n
Rohr also singled out midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Alex Iwobi \u2013 for praise for their efforts in the second half that eventually turned the game around.<\/p>\n
\u201dJust after the Madagascar match we had some few days, we didn\u2019t want to lose this match, we wanted to finish first in the group and avoid a team like Cameroon, we could not,\u201d Rohr said at the post-match press conference attended.<\/p>\n
\u201dWe wanted to give competition to some of our players and I am very happy with the players that lost to Madagascar but could not participate today.<\/p>\n
\u201dThis victory was a difficult match, everybody knows Cameroon have a very good team, we dominated in the beginning, scored a good goal and then in the end of the first half there was a lack of concentration and Cameroon got their goals.<\/p>\n
\u201dIn the second half, we tried to have a better organization in the midfield and also to believe still in the victory, players were disappointed at half-time but my young team did not give up and continued to fight.<\/p>\n
\u201dWe had better organization in the midfield in the second half, I must say that we had two days more to prepare for the match, towards the end of the second half we had a little bit more fitness than them.<\/p>\n
\u201dCongratulations to the Cameroon team, to have a good football match you need two good teams.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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