63 year old former Gabon, Burkina Faso, Nantes, Nice and Bordeaux coach,
Gernot Rohr, will be unveiled on Monday in Abuja by the Nigeria
Football
Federation as its new technical adviser.
According to Sporting Sun, the German and two of his assistants will arrive Nigeria
after agreeing to the NFF terms which include living in Nigeria and
qualifying the county for the next World Cup.
after agreeing to the NFF terms which include living in Nigeria and
qualifying the county for the next World Cup.
He would sign a contract
with the NFF after watching the NPFL game between Ikorodu United and 3sc of Ibadan at the Onikan stadium , Lagos.
with the NFF after watching the NPFL game between Ikorodu United and 3sc of Ibadan at the Onikan stadium , Lagos.
Explaining why they went for Rohr, NFF president Amaju Pinnick said;
“The
factors we considered are his experience and pedigree, the fact that he
understands the African terrain and speaks good English . Communication
won’t be a problem and he is a very knowledgeable coach”
Super Eagles will begin their Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers campaign in October against Zambia
Nigeria has been paired against Zambia, Algeria and Cameroon and only one country will automatically qualify to the World Cup.