Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr said his team has little or no hope of beating the Super Eagles when they clash at the Felix Houphet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire in the reverse leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
In June the Cheetahs guided by Rohr posted a famous 2-1 win over the Super Eagles at the same venue during a World Cup 2026 qualifier. Benin are four points behind the Super Eagles in the group D table and are badly in need of win to boost their chances of qualifying for Morocco 2025.
But according to Rohr the situation is not the same with the Cheetahs especially when his squad has been hit by injuries.
“Repeating the feat of June is going to be complicated. Because Nigeria is now at full strength. But we believe in it,” he told Foot Africa.
The Cheetahs would be missing key players Cedric Hountondji, Olivier Verdon, Matteo Ahlinvi and David Kiki.
“We are missing key players, but we will do without them. In the axis, we would have liked to have Cedric and Olivier with us, but they are not here,” Rohr was quoted by Joueurs Beninois.
Benin Republic’s last qualifying game against Libya will hold four days later.
