Super Eagles Coach Rohr Denies Rejecting Abuja Accommodation
Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles Technical Adviser[/caption]
Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has debunked claims that he rejected the accommodation given to him by the Nigeria Football Federation.
Report made rounds earlier in the week that the German coach turned down a 3-bedroom apartment in the nation’s capital Abuja.
According to him, it will be unwise to reject his accommodation, having agreed to reside in the country before landing his job.
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“I never rejected any apartment,” Rohr told thenff.com.
“I might have spoken to a few people who I believed to be genuinely interested in me, saying that the apartment was very big and I joked that I might get lost inside it when I start to live there, but I never rejected it.
“When the federation engaged me, and told me I had to live in Nigeria, I agreed to it because I believed that my base has to be in the country where I work. I did the same in Niger, Burkina Faso and Gabon, and I do not see it any differently in Nigeria.
“The federation moved to rent an apartment for me, and this is a good gesture that shows their commitment. If I have issues with it, it should be done directly through the Federation and not on the pages of the media,” he added.
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The 63-year-old further cautioned journalists trying to get close to him and twist his comments in order to make news out of it.
