Gernot Rohr has said he hopes to use the AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho to prepare the Super Eagles for the qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup, which will begin in June.
Nigeria travel to Benin Saturday, before they welcome Lesotho to Lagos on Tuesday to round up the qualification series for the AFCON, which will be hosted by Cameroon in Janaury.
This will be the only chance for the three-time African champions to play together before the next international break in June, when they open their Qatar 2022 camapign.
They are drawn against Cape Verde, Liberia and Central African Republic with only the overall winners advancing to a final playoff to be played on a knockout basis in November.
“We are keen to restore a winning mentality to the group ahead of very crucial games we have,” said Rohr, whose team failed to win a game all through last year.
“It is important that we earn victories in the upcoming matches so that we get into our paces for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
“There will be tough games to come and we will be rearing to go.”
