{"id":4315,"date":"2025-04-12T21:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2025-04-12T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T21:28:12","slug":"rohr-blasts-beninese-football-federation-after-world-cup-qualifier-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/rohr-blasts-beninese-football-federation-after-world-cup-qualifier-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohr Blasts Beninese Football Federation After World Cup Qualifier Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<strong><br \/>\n   Gernot Rohr has expressed dissatisfaction with the Beninese Football Federation due to their inadequate preparations for the World Cup qualifier.<br \/>\n  <\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><br \/>\n   The Cheetahs faced a 0-2 loss against Bafana Bafana at the Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan during the CAF Qualification Group C match.<br \/>\n  <\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><br \/>\n   Rohr&#8217;s team similarly lost two points after allowing the Warriors from Zimbabwe to come back despite having a two-goal advantage.<br \/>\n  <\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n The Benin national team manager, Gernot Rohr, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the nation&#8217;s football federation due to inadequate travel logistics.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n The player, who is 71 years old, mentioned that some of the national team members made sacrifices to participate in their important World Cup qualifier matches.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n Currently, the Cheetahs hold the third position with eight points in Group C of the CAF Qualifiers.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1Cknxo\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1Cknxo.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>\n Rohr slams Benin FA<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n Gernot Rohr has spoken about the issues the Cheetahs encountered during their World Cup qualifiers, blaming their poor performance on insufficient travel plans organized by the soccer governing body.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n As reported by AllNigeria, the German coach stated that he faced comparable challenges during his tenure with the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n The individual pointed out that certain players needed to buy their own tickets for the qualifying rounds.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n He mentioned that the squad went through a tough 26-hour trip from their starting point to Durban for their game against Zimbabwe. The latter opted for a location in South Africa as stated on snl24. He shared this information via Footboom1.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n A few of the players needed to purchase their own tickets as they were not validated.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n They visited the ticket booth, but the ticket turned out to be invalid, hence they had to cover the cost themselves.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n There&#8217;s a major problem with our travel plans. If you aim to participate in the World Cup\u2014as was clear from my experience with Nigeria\u2014optimal traveling conditions are crucial. Everything begins with that.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n This isn\u2019t the first instance of this happening. &#8220;A journey totaling 26 hours, with a four-hour layover in Addis Ababa and an extended 6.5-hour delay during the night in Johannesburg prior to boarding the plane to Durban\u2014this presents quite a test for a squad looking to deliver their top performance.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1Cka26\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1Cka26.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>\n Rohr predicts the outcome for Group C<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n Gernot Rohr has indicated that South Africa has a higher likelihood of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n The ex-coach of the Niger national team thinks that Bafana Bafana possesses talented players who can achieve their objectives.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n The German mentor also admitted that although the Super Eagles are considered favorites, they haven\u2019t met their anticipated performance levels. He stated this through Nation Sports:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n South Africa and Nigeria are the frontrunners in this Group C, and I concur.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n You might call them favorites, particularly South Africa, but only time will tell. For our part, we are getting ready properly.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>\n Rohr highlights 2 key Super Eagles players<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n<strong><br \/>\n  SANGGRALOKA.ng<br \/>\n <\/strong><br \/>\n Previously mentioned was the news that ex-Super Eagles mentor Gernot Rohr identified the two key players for Nigeria\u2019s national squad as they gear up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n Nigeria has a challenging yet achievable mission to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup, set to take place across the USA, Canada, and Mexico, following a disappointing beginning to their qualification journey.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">\n Rohr has identified Ademola Lookman and Moses Simon as the standout players in the Nigerian national team, overlooking the widely recognized top talent, Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gernot Rohr has expressed dissatisfaction with the Beninese Football Federation due to their inadequate preparations for the World Cup qualifier. The Cheetahs faced a 0-2 loss against Bafana Bafana at the Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan during the CAF Qualification Group C match. Rohr&#8217;s team similarly lost two points after allowing the Warriors from Zimbabwe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1269],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AA1Cknxm.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4480,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions\/4480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}