Super Eagles German coach  Gernot Rohr  has admitted that  his wards must be wary of the Lone Star of Liberia  as the Super Eagles open their   Qatar 2022 World Cup campaign on Friday  at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.

The team’s opening  two matches has been overshadowed  with the British Government  COVID-19  travelling restrictions to  red- alert zone  including  the  island of  Cape Verde  which the Super Eagles face on MatchDay 2  on September 7.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has hinted that  all the UK-based players  in the 30-man  team list will not be travelling  to Mindelo to face the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde but Rohr has called for caution.

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“Of course, it is going to be a challenge for us (against Cape Verde) because we have to change nine players from our first list,” Rohr told CAFOnline.com.

“We are going to prepare the team as best as possible; but unfortunately we won’t have almost all our midfielders and our central defence is also affected for the game against Cape Verde.

“But it can be dangerous to focus only on the second match (against Cape Verde) while we are still preparing for the first game (against Liberia) which is the most important for us now; we have to make a good first game in this important FIFA competition,” Rohr noted.

Meanwhile,  Rohr   yesterday inspected the Teslim Balogun Stadium   ahead of  Friday’s opening match against Liberia.

The invited players  were being expected  in Lagos from last night so that training can begin in earnest.