‘Somebody called me from Glasgow’ – Rohr confirms Rangers want to release Nigeria stars late

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has stated he has received a call from Rangers seeking for the late arrival of Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun and Calvin Bassey for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Rangers are hoping to have the Super Eagles players available for the Old Firm derby against Celtic on January 2 before they depart for international duty that will begin later that month.

“We need good preparation, we need the players at least 10 days before but like you know in the UK, they play,” Rohr was quoted by Scottish Sun.

“Somebody called me from Glasgow already. They have the derby Rangers vs Celtic on the second day of January and asked if we can let the players play.

“We have a lot of problems to prepare the team, but I think we will have most of our players at least 10 days before.”

The Super Eagles are in Group D with Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau, and they are scheduled to begin their quest for a fourth AFCON title against the Pharaohs of Egypt on January 11.