Gernot Rohr, former head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, has revealed his favorite game as head coach, stating that his favorite game was the 2017 World Cup qualifier victory against Zambia. Rohr is currently the manager of the Benin Republic national team.
Nigeria secured a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup through qualification in a specific match, according to Rohr, who spoke at a news conference before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Benin Republic.
“The matches you spoke about were fantastic. My first match was here, against Tanzania, we won it. We had to go to Zambia and we won it. We started with victories here against the team you talked about,” Rohr said.
“The victory against newly crowned African champions Cameroon was a big one, particularly wonderful for us.
“The 1-0 victory against Zambia which gave us qualification for the World Cup was the best one. After we went to Algeria, we played a good match, drawing but lost on the green carpet.
“Fortunately for everybody, we were already qualified.”
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) terminated Rohr’s five-year contract with the Super Eagles just before the 2021 AFCON. Rohr’s tenure saw Nigeria win crucial games against Argentina, Poland, Zambia, Algeria, Cameroon, Libya, and Brazil and Ukraine.
