Updated: Gernot Rohr is new Super Eagles technical adviser
– Gernot Rohr is the new Super Eagles technical adviser
– The German coach has signed a two year deal with the NFF
– Paul Le Guen had rejected the technical adviser job
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that German tactician Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year contract to work with the NFF as technical adviser of the Super Eagles.
Gernot Rohr
His appointment comes after the recommendation by the NFF’s technical and development committee of the NFF.
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Rohr, 63, for the likes of FC Girondins Bordeaux in France as a defender later went on to become a coach at the club leading them to UEFA Cup final in 1996 before they lost to Bayern Munich of Germany.
In Africa, he has coached the likes of Gabon, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso.
Recall that NFF president Amaju Pinnick had confirmed the German’s appointment to journalists before the official announcement.
Frenchman Paul Le Guen had earlier rejected the technical adviser job because he could not come to terms with the NFF.
Rohr will work with the likes of Alloy Agu and Salisu Yusuf in the national team set-up.
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