Rohr Rues Absence Of Ndidi Vs South Africa : 23 'Strongest Players' Will Be Selected

Ahead of Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, Gernot Rohr is keeping a close watch on the Super Eagles players and has hinted that he will name a roster containing 23 'strongest players'.

One player who will definitely not be invited for the crucial game is Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi after he picked up a second yellow card in the 3-2 win against Libya ten days ago.

On the back of three consecutive wins, the Super Eagles sit at the summit of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group and even a point from their last two games will see them qualify for next year's tournament in Cameroon.

''As always, we will follow our players and their performances for their clubs until the next international break comes around,'' Rohr said to Kick Off Magazine.
''Unfortunately we will miss one of our strongest ones in Wilfred Ndidi after he picked up a [second] yellow card and is now suspended.

''He is a very important player for us, but we will try to make the strongest selection, which is always based on the form of our players.

''Of course, we also consider how they played and trained with us in camp.''.

He added : ''Our two new faces Kalu and Jamilu Collins have been good additions to the team, and clicked well with the others in the dressing room.

''We have a strong core to our team and hope that everyone stays injury-free and gets to play a bit more regularly for their clubs over the next few weeks.

''But under normal circumstances, we will again have a similar squad and line-up to the one which played so well against Libya.''

Ifeanyi Emmanuel