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November 17, 2019
Benin Republic head coach, Michel Dussuyer hasbacked his Super Eagles counterpart, Gernot Rohr decision to pick mostlyforeign-based professionals insisting that coaches must always select theirteam from the best available players no matter where they play.
Rohr has received attack from Nigerians for hisreliance on foreign based players and Dussuyer in a chat in Uyo reckoned thatthe Eagles handler must be allowed to do his job to the best of his ability.
The Frenchman opined that if Nigerians are desirousof result that would commensurate with the nation’s status in world football,Rohr must be given freehand to select players he feels will gets the resultsthat won’t put his job on the line.
The Eagles defeated the Squirrels of Benin Republic2-1 in a 2021 AFCON Qualifier a result which has seen Benin slip to the bottomof Group L table.