{"id":18441,"date":"2020-06-03T13:53:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18441"},"modified":"2020-06-03T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:53:31","slug":"to-win-next-afcon-super-eagles-must-stay-humble-rohr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18441","title":{"rendered":"To win next AFCON, Super Eagles must stay humble \u2014Rohr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20190625_115338.png\" alt=\"Gernot Rohr\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has reiterated his stance on humility, saying his team will have to stay humble if they are to win the next continental title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigerian national men\u2019s team has won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) three times, with the last being in 2013, under the headship of late Stephen Keshi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rohr\u2019s team finished on third spot in the last edition of the competition in Egypt, and the Franco-German technician has been given a target to win the 2021 edition billed to hold in Cameroon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eagles are currently top of their qualifying group for the 2021 tournament, but Rohr wants his team to respect their opponents to ensure to reach the finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with Channels tv, monitored by Ripples Nigeria, Rohr said: \u201cI think we have a chance to win the next Nations Cup but first we have to qualify \u2013 it\u2019s not finished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cWe all the time have our philosophy in our team and staff to stay humble, to respect the other team, to respect the opponents and we will not change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we have a good team, we are already number three now in Africa. When I arrived, we were number 13. So we are on a good way but it needs time and we even don\u2019t know when the AFCON will hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are preparing the future now and we want to know how we can win the AFCON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s qualify first and I think we are on a good way to that and then, let\u2019s stay humble if we want to win it,\u201d he sated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>66-year-old Rohr recently signed a two-year contract with the Nigeria football Federation to continue as coach of the Super Eagles until 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has reiterated his stance on humility, saying his team will have to stay humble if they are to win the next continental title. 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