.To be
unveiled Monday in Abuja
The Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF) has finally handed German coach, Gernot Rohr the job
of Super Eagles technical adviser. The coach is
to arrive the country today alongside two of his aides and would thereafter
sign the dotted lines in Lagos ahead of his unveiling on Monday in Abuja.
NFF
president Pinnick Amaju who disclosed this yesterday in Lagos said Rohr would
on Sunday watch the NPFL match involving Ikorodu United and visiting 3SC of
Ibadan at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos.
Giving
reasons why they (NFF) went for the German tactician, 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.”
Rohr, 63 has
before now coach the Burkina Faso and Gabon national teams. He had also coached
several clubs including Nantes, Etoile du Sahel, Nice, Ajjaccio, Young Boys and
Bordeaux.
The Eagles
are billed to begin their Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers campaign against
Zambia in october. The other countries in Nigeria’s group are Algeria and
Cameroon.
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