NFF committee recommends Rohr for Super Eagles’ job
The Technical and Development Committee of
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said
it has recommended to the federation’s Executive
Board a new Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles.
A report on the federation’s website quoted Ahmed
Yusuf, the Vice-Chairman of the committee, as
saying the committee recommended Gernot Rohr
for the position.
He said the committee was convinced of the former
German defender’s suitability for the job after a
long session with him in Abuja on Saturday.
The committee was impressed with Rohr’s profile
and current activities for the German Football
Federation (DFB). So, we invited him to Nigeria for
exhaustive deliberations.
“He was very positive, showed great interest in the
job and is ready and willing to live in Nigeria.
“He is also willing to work with indigenous
Nigerian coaches and with the committee, and
believes the Super Eagles can qualify for the 2018
FIFA World Cup, which is very important to the
NFF,’’ the report quoted Yusuf as saying.
“He swayed the committee with his calmness, good
knowledge of the African terrain, focus and
maturity,’’ he added.
Rohr played for French side Girondins Bordeaux as
a defender, and took the team to the 1996 UEFA Cup
final as coach before they lost to FC Bayern Munich.
He also coached top Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel
and FC Nantes before managing the national teams
of Gabon, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso.
The German was shortlisted for the job of Head
Coach of Guinea only last month.
“Rohr has the character and confidence to take the
Super Eagles to new heights of excellence.
“He has a rich knowledge of both sub-Saharan and
North African terrains and truly impressed the
“Our job is to recommend him to the Board, which
we have done.
“The NFF Legal Department is working on the final
draft of the contract but we have agreed on a range
of terms and conditions.
“The Secretariat will present the full contract to
Rohr in the following days and the Executive Board
will contact him for the final negotiations,” said
Yusuf
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