YUSUF: Rohr to Watch MFM VS Wl Kanemi

Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf has said that head coach Gernot Rhor will be in Lagos on Sunday to watch Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) FC play against El-Kanemi Warriors.

The Eagles boss made a promise in London during the recent international break to watch some Nigeria Professional Football League matches as the call for home-based players to be in the Eagles team.

“The technical adviser, Gernot Rhor, will be in Lagos next Sunday to watch MFM play El-Kanemi,” Yusuf told newsmen. 

“This is one of the games he intends to watch in the NPFL.

“During the international break, he promised to watch some NPFL matches and he will keep to his promises. Myself, I’ve watched a lot and will come to Lagos to see MFM play in one of their matches but not the one against El-Kanemi. I just left Lagos today (Thursday).”

MFM are third in the NPFL table with 30 points from 17 matches while El-Kanemi are second on the log also on 30 points after 17 matches but with superior goals difference of +6 as against MFM’s +3. Plateau United remain on the summit with 31 points after 16 matches.

Yusuf also assured the national team home-based players that they stand a chance of making Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup team if the team qualifies for the tournament next summer.

“The Super Eagles is not just about the foreign-based players,” he added. “The home-based players are also in the equation.

“For example, we want to qualify for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) and some of the exceptional players can be part of the World Cup squad in Russia. Then we must have seen their qualities against other African teams.