Super Eagles Head coach, Gernot Rohr, has said his team was
suffering from fatigue, in their 1-1 draw against Cameroon in Yaounde on
Monday. Nigeria took the lead in the first half through Simon Moses, before
the hosts equalized through a Vincent Aboubakar penalty with 15 minutes
left.
Rohr, who saw his team crush Cameroon 4-0 on Friday, praised the Indomitable Lions for raising their game.
“It was a difficult match, but I expected that from a team that lost
4-0 just days before,” Rohr said during his post-match press conference
at the Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo.
“They wanted revenge and they played well. They brought in three
fresh players, while we had the same team that played on Friday. We got
tired in the second half.”
He added: “Before the two games I wanted four points, so I’m happy we
got what we targeted. Tonight’s match was not about spectacle, we just
wanted to get a result. If they didn’t have that penalty we’d have got
all three points.”