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<\/p>\nHe also blamed his players for not taking their goal-scoring chances during the game.<\/p>\n
Rohr spoke at a post-match conference in Uyo after his team came from behind to defeat the Squirrels of Benin Republic 2-1.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be exciting for me to win the 2021 AFCON title with Nigeria. That\u2019s my desire, and I will be the most excited.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, winning today (Wednesday) is just the beginning. I can\u2019t be excited until we win the title in 2021,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Rohr also said Benin Republic have a good team, noting that the Nigerian side had a good game in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Super Eagles had a lot of scoring opportunities, but they failed to convert all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
He, however, pointed out that the game\u2019s opening goal, scored by the Squirrels\u2019 captain, Stephane Sessegnon, in the match\u2019s second minute, was a big shock.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the second half, we played a very good match, \u2018one-touch two-touch\u2019, and we have good wingers. We had a lot of opportunities, and with the changes we made, we did very well. It is good for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rohr also said he could not use home-based players for now in the Nigerian team due to specific reasons<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, the quality we have from abroad is higher than what we have in the home league (Nigeria Professional Football League),\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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