Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has said that his team will play offensive football and try to score more goals at the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
The 3-time African champions have added 9 forwards in their 23-man squad list for the competition.
Odion Ighalo made the list alongside Ahmed Musa, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Henry Onyekuru, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Kalu, Paul Onuachu and Victor Osimhen
Rohr sais to Goal, “We have a lot of strikers which means we want to score more goals and play offensive football, we also have good defenders,”
“Some of our strikers could play in the midfield or in the plan 3-5-2 on the side, so it is good to have the opportunity to change in our offensive methods.
“We have quickness and ability to change in the offensive department, We can also give them the chance to rest.”
On Iheanacho’s absence, his words, “It is what happened in his club, he did not play at Leicester City, only few minutes and since September he scored one goal,”
“He has something missing, a little bit in confidence and also professionalism, he is a young player and can come back again but also we have better options.
“The choice was not easy but we have objectives we do not choose the names we choose the best one.”
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