- Gernot Rohr To Continue As Super Eagles Of Nigeria Coach Until 2022
- The new contract is expected to end after the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
- Rohr said he was looking forward to the next AFCON games as well as the World Cup qualifier.
The Nigeria Football Federation has extended the contract of the Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr until December 2022 after concluded all contractual discussions.
The President of NFF, Amaju Pinnick has officially announced that Gernot Rohr to stays as Coach of Super Eagles on Wednesday.
“I’m happy to announce that the thenff and Coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as Coach of the Super Eagles. We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here.”
“We can now focus on qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Nations Cup. In truth, these are sacrosanct and Coach Rohr is aware of these conditions. Like the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development has rightly noted; we are uncompromising in these goals.”
“The board of the Federation & I are totally in agreement with the minister on the goals for the team and it is unwavering.
In the same vein, I would like to thank our sponsors, especially. AITEO’s support for our football is unquantifiable, even in these difficult times and I cannot stress enough, how much of a rock they have been. Thank you, AITEO, Amaju Melvin Pinnick said.
“With the distraction of the contract talks out of the way now, we can now face our football on the pitch, totally. Again, I never lost confidence in Gernot Rohr’s ability to take our football forward and I’m convinced our football will only get better from here on.”
Here’s why NFF has retained Gernot Rohr Till 2022?
He Has Managed 49 Matches
Won 29 Matches (60%)
Drew 11 Matches (22%)
Lost 9 matches (18%)
Third Place Finish At 2019 AFCON
First African Team Manager To Qualify For World Cup In 2018
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