An anonymous source from the Super Eagles camp in Egypt has revealed that the Technical Director, Gernot Rohr, has begun training the Eagles on the art of perfect penalty shots.
Nigeria will take on Cameroon in their Round of 16 fixture, and in the event that the game extends into penalty rounds, the coach wants to be sure he can count on the boys to give Nigeria the well-deserved move into the quarterfinals.
“When we started, we were able to achieve 65 percent hit on target three percent against the post and the rest was an outright miss but now the percentage has improved to 92 percent. This means going into shoot-out in Saturday’s match should be positive to the team if all the selected players are in their right frame of mind towards the kick.”
Anonymous Source
When asked which of the three goalkeepers Rohr would likely go with for the tie against Cameroon, the source deferred to answer stating that the decision was sorely based on the coach’s plan.
“At random, I cannot say whom among the three goalkeepers is our best bet for the match if we go into shoot outs. All the three have their shares of stopping penalty kicks with no clear dominance of anyone.”
Both Nigeria and Cameroon led their groups until their final group games. Nigeria lost the leader position to Madagascar in Group B, while Cameroon could not hold theirs after a 0-0 draw to Benin Republic.
Source: Vanguardngr.com
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