Rohr gets Super Eagles’ job on two-year contract

German manager Gernot Rohr has signed a two-
year deal to become technical adviser to the Super
Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation said on
Tuesday.
The 63-year-old has extensive experience of African
football after stints with Gabon, Niger and Burkina
Faso, and will work alongside Salisu Yusuf, who
was named as the NFF’s head coach in July.
“The committee was impressed with Mr. Rohr’s
profile and current activities for the German
Football Federation (DFB),” the vice chairman of the
NFF’s Technical Committee Ahmed Yusuf Fresh told
the federation’s website.
“He was very positive, showed great interest in the
job, is ready and willing to live in Nigeria,” he
continued, “and swayed the committee with his
calmness, good knowledge of the African terrain,
focus and maturity.”

Nigeria have twice failed to qualify for the Nations
Cup since winning the continental title in 2013 and
have not had a permanent coach since former
international Sunday Oliseh left the post in
February.
The NFF had been close to appointing French
manager Paul Le Guen in July but failed to reach an
agreement with the former Olympique Lyonnais
coach.