Super Eagles’ World Cup hope is now in jeopardy as they crashed to 1-2 defeat to the Squirrels of Benin Republic on Monday.
The Squirrels, at the match played Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Ivory Coast, has former Super Eagles’ coach, Gernot Rohr, as their coach.
Nigeria have picked up only three points from their first four games.
Raphael Onyedika scored for the three-time African champions, but Gernot Rohr’s men took the lead thanks to goals from Jodel Dossou and Steve Mounie.
The head coach of the Super Eagles, Finidi George, has however saying they can’t throw in the towel now.
“There is no other formula for that. We have to see how the players will start the new season and see how we can get the best out of them.
“Everybody must be committed because with that commitment, we will win games.
“If we can win games, the battle will still be there, we can’t throw in the towel because we have just three points, we have to find a way to get these players back in a way for them to perform,” Finidi told reporters.
The Eagles’ next game will come against Rwanda in March 2025.
