2026 WCQ: Benin coach, Rohr sends warning to Super Eagles ahead of clash in Abidjan

Gernot Rohr, the head coach of Benin Republic, has stated that his squad will go into Monday’s match against Nigeria as underdogs, but will aim to win.

The Squirrels host the Super Eagles at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Rohr’s team will enter the game after a 1-0 victory over Rwanda, which put them in third place with four points.

Nigeria are yet to record a win in the qualifying series, after drawing all their three games and sit in fifth place.

”Nigeria is a great team. We are the underdogs but we will play tomorrow to win,” Rohr told reporters.

Rohr is a former Super Eagles head coach and was in charge from 2016 to 2021, qualifying them for the 2019 and 2021 AFCONs.