2018 FIFA WC: 1998 Super Eagles better than my team — Rohr (Vanguard)

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has admitted that the quality in his team cannot be compared to the 1998 Eagles that featured the like of  Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Daniel Amokachi and Victor Ikpeba. However, Rohr who led the Eagles to a problem free qualification for the World Cup said he is hopeful that young talents such as Ola Aina, Tyronne Ebuehi, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho will do well in Russia. ‘’Because of all the players they have produced, Nigeria have a high pedigree in world football. I agree that this generation might not be a set of such stars, we do not have so many great players, but this is a young team of real professionals, and they are hungry for some great results,’’ said Rohr to Sportske Novosti. Read more

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