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Eagles Won’t Miss 2019 AFCON Ticket, says Rohr

Coach Gernot Rohr said on Tuesday that the Super Eagles will not relent in the quest to secure the ticket for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nation in Cameroon.

The Nigeria’s nation team are now leading group E after their second victory against Libya in the Tuesday AFCON qualifiers played yesterday in Tunisia.

The Eagles German tactician spoke as Nigeria edged Libya 3-2 in a thrilling Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification match played at the Taïeb M’hiri Stadium on Tuesday night.

According to Rohr the senior national team will not give room for complacency but keep fighting doggedly to qualify for the next summer AFCON tournament.

He said, “I congratulate my team for this victory. It was a huge test of our character. We lost a 2 goal lead but fought hard instead of dropping our heads. We will stay humble because we have not qualified for AFCON yet. We keep fighting.”

Nigeria are now on top of Group E with nine points from four games. The senior national team needs one more win in their last two matches against South Africa and Seychelles to hoist their flag in Cameroon.

The Super Eagles went ahead on 13 minutes after Ahmed Musa unselfishly passed to Odion Ighalo and the former Lyn Oslo forward showed gratitude with a low finish.

Nigeria did score again in the 17th minute, it was Musa who benefited from a well delivered pass from Ighalo to fire past the keeper.

Eleven minutes before half time, reduced the tally through Mohamed Zubya who headed home when the flicked ball arrived at his path.

In the 74th minute, it was all square; with Ahmad Benali grabbing the equaliser when Eagles defenders were busy chasing shadows.

Ighalo proved to be the star performer, as he scored the deciding goal from close range in the 81st minute of the game.

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