The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has rejected the call by a section of Nigerians to sack Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr following the elimination of the Super Eagles at the Semi-Final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Instead of being sacked by the NFF, the Super Eagles Coach, aside being retained, has been favored with a trip abroad for further training.
NFF President, Melvin Amaju Pinnick, in tweet with Nigerian journalist Osasu Obayiuwana,confirmed that the Federation had no plan to relieve Rohr of his duties despite the Super Eagles crashing out in the semifinal stage of the AFCON.
Pinnick said Rohr has met the target set for him by the Federation, despite some rocky and difficult moments they’ve had together, adding that the Franco-German is a good coach by all standards.
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“Gernot Rohr will not be sacked as Super Eagles coach. He will remain in the job. I have confidence in him,” the NFF president said to @osasuo on Monday night. “Gernot Rohr has taken us to the semifinal, the target we set for him,” Pinnick added.
“There are some people that have been calling on me and the federation to sack Gernot. But I am not going to do that. In fact, Gernot is going on refresher training period with FC Bayern after the AFCON 2019. We have a long-term plan with him.
“We have had rocky and difficult moments in our relationship, but this is normal in any relationship between two people. He’s a good coach and we want him to remain with us. That said, we will work together on what needs to be improved upon,” the NFF president said.
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