Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has said his team lost to South Africa on Saturday because his ‘experienced players’ were not in the game.
The Nigerian national team were defeated 2-0 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, in opening their AFCON qualifying match.
‘South Africa met an inexperienced and younger Eagles, that is why they won the match,’ he said.
‘We did not play with our main team, many of our experienced players were not in the match mainly due to injury, but they will be ready for Cameroon.’
However, Nigeria can still qualify with five games left to be played in the Nations Cup qualifiers.
And Rohr promises his team will be back and better when they face Cameroon on August 28 in a Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying match.
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