Super Eagles Coach Rohr Confirms Fresh 2-Year Contract Extension

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has confirmed a two year contract extension as coach of the Nigeria senior football team following their qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.

Recall, Rohr had signed a two year deal with the option of another two years extension, if the Super Eagles qualify for the next year’s World Cup, a feat they have achieved.

The Franco-German Technician said he has been told by the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick that his contract has been extended, and as reported by this portal it will be officially signed before the Eagles campaign at next year World Cup.

“The (NFF) president has already told me that my contract will be extended for another two years,’ the coach told French newspaper L’Equipe.

The 64-year-old, however played down the tag given to him as saviour of Nigerian football, insisting that the quality of the players at his disposal helped him to achieve with ease qualification for the World Cup in Russia.

“I do not know if I’m considered the saviour, but as a coach who had the chance to qualify for the World Cup and did what it took to get there. I arrived at a time when everyone was wondering how to get out of the shadows, after two consecutive non-qualification for the AFCON. They were really at the bottom of the hole. We could only go back up.”

Rohr will now be in charge of the Eagles team till the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, if there are no turns in his relationship with the NFF.