2019 AFCON: Rohr Closes Door On New Players - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 23, 2019
Super Eagles Head Coach Gernot Rohr has insisted he will not bring in new players for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON in Egypt.
The Eagles will make a return to the tournament after missing out on the previous two editions in 2015 and 2017.
Rohr has mostly stuck with the players that went to the World Cup in Russia 2018, where they were eliminated in the group stage. He admitted concerns with his first-choice goalkeeper Francis Uzoho but he is unwilling to bring in a new stopper.
The Super Eagles qualified as group leaders during the AFCON qualifiers despite missing two of their most experienced players in John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses who retired after the World Cup last summer.
Nigeria kick-off their campaign against Burundi on June 22nd  before they slug it out with Guinea four days later and wrap up their Group B games against Madagascar on June 30th.