AFCON 2019: Eagles Coach Rohr Says Mikel Obi Still In His Plan

The Super Eagles Manager, Gernot Rohr said he is still counting on Mikel Obi to lead Nigeria to the AFCON in Egypt, this is coming against the earlier insinuation the midfielder could no longer be counted upon to play for the Eagles after he last played for the team at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

After severally defending the Super Eagles captain on his availability for the national team, that he only asked to be excused from the team for a while, Rohr admit that he was no longer certain over his future with the national team.

Rohr had also maintained that he and Mikel were in regular contact over his decision to regain full fitness before returning to international duty, the gaffer is now sounding less certain.

Reacting to claims that the Eagles are lacking a natural number-10 in the centre ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Rohr stressed that he was not searching for a playmaker and had identified three players.