NFF Appoints Gernot Rohr As New Super Eagles Technical Adviser
Gernot Rohr, New Super Eagles Technical Adviser[/caption]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Gernot Rohr as the new technical adviser of the Super Eagles.
The announcement which was made via the twitter account of the NFF, noted that the German coach signed a two-year deal to assume the role of the technical adviser of the Nigeria senior football national team.
He is also tasked with the responsibility of helping the Super Eagles qualify for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.
BREAKING: Mr. Gernot Rohr signs two-year contract to work with the NFF as Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles.
— The NFF (@thenff) August 9, 2016
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Recall that the German alongside two of his assistants arrived the country over the weekend after agreeing terms with the NFF which include living in Nigeria and qualifying the county for the next World Cup.
Rohr’s appointment comes weeks after Paul Le Guen and the NFF failed to agree terms for the Frenchman to take the role of technical adviser, despite an announcement from the Glass House.
The Frenchman had been named by the NFF, which said he would work alongside Salisu Yusuf, but the two parties could not come to a deal over a contract.
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Nigeria has been drawn against Zambia, Algeria and Cameroon in the World Cup qualifying group with only one team to automatically make it to Russia 2018.
