Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has ruled out bringing in new players to bolster his squad ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The three-time champions are returning to the tournament after missing back-to-back editions in 2015 and 2017.
The West Africans won the competition on their last appearance in 2013 in South Africa. Despite admitting that he has goalkeeping concerns – with first-choice Francis Uzoho struggling for regular football this season, Rohr is not ready to call up another goalkeeper.
The West Africans have struggled to fill the void created by the shock retirement of the country’s most capped player, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama in 2015, and the premature exit of his replacement Carl Ikeme over health reason.
A lack of experience has been highlighted as a weakness but Rohr, who led Gabon to the last eight of the 2012 Nations Cup on home soil, is focusing on turning his young team into a major force in North Africa this summer.
The three-time African champions will start their 2019 AFCON campaign in Group B with Guinea, debutants Madagascar and Burundi. The tournament will take place from 21 June to 19 July.
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