The absence of his most trusted midfield trio severely hamstrings Gernot Rohr, and guarantees a lack of excitement against Les Fauves
The somewhat unfortunate upshot of being bequeathed a qualifying group with such little real jeopardy is that all the intrigue has to be self-generated. It all just boils down to your own performance, and all that both goes into and comes out of it.
Nigeria, with six points in the bank and a double-header to come this week against Central African Republic, are in no actual danger of failing to advance to the playoff round of 2022 World Cup qualifying.