By Alex Monye 17 December 2021 | 3:31 am Super Eagles’ Interim Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has revealed that he will work with the same set of players used by his predecessor, Gernot Rohr, at the Cameroon 2022 African Cup of Nations… [FILES] Nigeria’s coach Austin Eguavoen shouts at his players during their match against Ghana for the African Nations Cup (CAN) football match at al- Masri club stadium in Port Said 23 January 2006. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images) Super Eagles’ Interim Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has revealed that he will work with the same set of players used by his predecessor, Gernot Rohr, at the Cameroon 2022 African Cup of Nations. The competition begins on January 9 and ends on February 6. Speaking with The Guardian yesterday, Eguavoen said it would be difficult to raise a complete new set of players for the AFCON and remaining matches of the World Cup qualifiers. “I will work with the players Coach Rohr listed for the AFCON. The only thing I will do is add a few new names to the list. “However, every member of the team will have to justify his stay in the squad,” he said. The coach confirmed that before he left, Rohr had submitted a list of players to CAF from where the final 23 players will be chosen. “The list is already with CAF. So, it is from that we are going to pick the players, the list Gernot Rohr submitted.” Eguavoen also disclosed that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has not picked any camp for the team, saying he would meet with the federation to decide the team’s programme for the AFCON. Nigeria will begin its campaign with a clash against Egypt on January 11 before further games against Sudan and Guinea Bissau. Latest 2 mins ago Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday has predicted that 2022 will be a better year for Nigerians. 21 mins ago Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze swept through a commercial building housing a mental health clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, as reports said police considered arson a possible cause of the fire. 26 mins ago The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) says Lagos topped the COVID-19 chart with 599 new cases out of the 1,051 cases recorded in Nigeria on Thursday. 1 hour ago The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Sanusi Ibrahim, says it impounded 25 vessels used in illegal oil bunkering in 2021. 1 hour ago Police in Kogi have confirmed the loss of three lives including that of an Inspector to a mob attack in Yagba-West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday.
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