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Super Eagles Technical Advsier speaks on his goalkeeper situation

Carl Ikeme
Carl Ikeme
Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has been ruled out of the Super Eagles clash with Algeria with an injury.
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After losing his number one goalkeeper to injury ahead of the Algeria clash, the Technical Adviser of the

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Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has been ruled out of the Super Eagles clash with Algeria with an injury.

While Rohr has invited South Africa-based Daniel Akpeyi, the German has urged other goalkeepers to fight for a shirt.

“Akpeyi would not get automatic shirt for the Algeria tie. He would fight for a place with the other two goalkeepers in the team,” Rohr said through the Media Officer of the Super Eagles.

Nigeria will host Algeria in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Saturday, November 12.

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Nigeria lead the group with three points, Algeria and Cameroon joint-second with a point each while Zambia are bottom with zero points.

The winner of the group automatically qualifies for the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia.

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