Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr is already in London to watch one of his players Alex Iwobi of Arsenal in as they welcome Everton to the Emirates Stadium this afternoon in an English Premiership clash.
The Franco-German football tactician who disclosed this exclusively to SportingLife.ng also confirmed his invitation by the world football governing body FIFA to attend a post Russia 2018 World Cup assessment as well as FIFA awards holding in London this weekend.
Rohr is using the opportunity provided by the FIFA’s invitation to watch the Arsenal versus Everton EPL match holding at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon to do on the spot assessment of Alex Iwobi’s fitness level and readiness for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations’ qualifier holding between the Eagles and Libya in Kaduna, Nigeria on October 12, 2018 and in Tunisia in October 15, 2018.
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Rohr also made contact with other Eagles stars in England like Brighton’s Leon Balogun, Leicester’s stars: Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Etebo Oghenekaro of Stoke City and discussed with them on their readiness for the double header.
“We are also monitoring our players in Europe and have met some of them and also have plans to meet some of them. “This weekend I am attending FIFA meeting in London to analyse Russia 2018 World Cup and FIFA awards too.
“I will also be watching one or two games in the Premiership especially in London.
“Players arrival for the AFCON 2019 qualifying matches against Libya will be on the 7th and 8th of October”, Rohr disclosed.