The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) met with the Sports Minister to discuss the future of the embattled coach
NFF President Amaju Pinnick has said that any decision the association takes on Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will be in the interest of Nigerians.
Pinnick said this after he met with the sports minister Sunday Dare in Abuja, where they discussed the future of Rohr.
Rohr is on the brink of the sack due to the Super Eagles recent performances. The German tactician has been the Super Eagles coach since 2016, but his position has now become untenable.
Pinnick had earlier debunked rumours that the NFF had sacked the German, but he did confirm that his position would be reviewed and discussed with the sports minister.
And following the meeting on Thursday evening, the FIFA council member hinted that Rohr would be sacked soon.
“We have discussed with the Minister. We have a new direction, I have to discuss with my Executive Members. I will also come back to give feedback to the Minister, Pinnick told the media.
“We are working in a close harmony with the sports ministry. We don’t want to hurt Nigerians. We are looking at our decision from an objective perspective. Trust me, whatever we are doing, it will be in the interest of the country.
“We have looked at all the documentation. I can assure Nigerians we will have a clear direction soon,” he added.
Pinnick did not reveal if the NFF already has a replacement lined up, but Soccernet had earlier reported that former coach Jo Bonfrere had expressed his interest in the job.
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The interest of Nigeria is for Gernot Roh to remain as Super Eagles Coach.
The interest of Nigeria is for the coach to be sack, and let’s get a better Coach. A clueles coach without tatics and intensity A team that cannot hold the ball and move forward. Always passing the ball around without moving forward. No creativity. Rohn playing pattern is an eyesore please I don’t want to develop eye cancer during the Afcon tournament
Bonfere who??
Where has he been all this while ??
Which job has he been doing since ATLANTA '96??
Abeg, Naija is no circus where any RUSTY IRON could claim to sharpen a cutlass.
He is 75 years old. Since after he left Nigeria here is what he been doing:
BD Yingli ETS 16/17 (May 25, 2017) 17/18 (Oct 9, 2017) 16
Manager
MVV Youth 15/16 (Feb 11, 2015) 15/16 (Jun 30, 2015) -
Technical Coach
HN Jianye 10/11 (Jan 1, 2011) 11/12 (Dec 31, 2011) 19
Manager
Al-Wahda FC 07/08 (Dec 13, 2007) 08/09 (Dec 17, 2008) 6
Manager
DL Shide 06/07 (Dec 14, 2006) 07/08 (Nov 20, 2007) 27
Manager
South Korea 03/04 (Jun 18, 2004) 05/06 (Aug 24, 2005) 20
Manager
El Ahly 02/03 (Jul 1, 2002) 02/03 (May 24, 2003) 29
Manager
U. A. E. 01/02 (Nov 1, 2001) 01/02 (Feb 28, 2002) -
Manager
Nigeria 95/96 (Jul 1, 1996) 96/97 (Aug 31, 1996) 6
Manager
Nigeria 94/95 (Jun 1, 1995) 00/01 (Jun 30, 2001) 11
Manager
Dont sack Rohr till after AFCON
Nigerian interest is that the coach who has been getting us results stays. Can't change a winning team. The players are in sink with this opinion. Whose interests are the NFF and Sports Minister pursuing? Leave the couch alone to concentrate on his job. He has done relatively well.
But if because you're in position, you're determined to see him out, you MUST pay him ALL termination benefits including the US2m provided in his contract.
NFF and the Sport Ministry should allow Coach Gernot Rohr to concentrate on his job. Stop your distractions, you guys are responsible for the poor outings lately
Rohr is not going anywhere. Nigerian politicians and useless miinisters can't even fix bad roads and electricity.
If Nigerians have a scintillant or a modicum of conscience and common sense, they will first demand all the current politicians in Nigeria to relinquish from their jobs before complaining about someone's else's job.
Let the majority view carry the day.
Genot Rohr should be allowed to take the Super Eagles to AFCON and the NFF and Sports ministry can take a decision on him from the outcome of the AFCON. You don't throw away the baby with the bath water.
Part of the conditions given to Rohr was to qualify Nigeria for AFCON and he has done so successfully. The other part is to qualify the Eagles for Qatar 2022 and he is almost taking us there, please let's be patient with him. A new coach will not be in the interest of the Super Eagles for now with AFCON around the corner. Rohr has been sowing into the Super Eagles and he should be allowed to reap.
God bless the Super Eagles, the NFF, the Sports ministry and Nigeria.
2018 wc Last outing,, we had a fair game and error in substitutions.. likewise nation's cup.. but of recent the team isn't clicking... We lacked identity, zero pattern of play.. my advice is they should allow him take charge in nation's cup,, then Qatar 22 they should get a better couch from Spain...
Nation cup should be sacrificed because of Rohr. There's no fixed time for the firing of any coach. NFF is corrupt that's why they hired Rohr.
Allow Rohr to go on with his job. Why changing the rule of game at the middle of the game? We have a crucial competition in less than a month and you are thinking of bringing a new coach? We need to be more rational in our thinking and decision making process. Posterity will not forgive our leaders in sports ministry and NFF if Nigeria fail to do well in AFCON and world cup play offs.
Even Spain sacked a coach few weeks to the world cup. Nigeria has sacked Shaibu Amodu after qualifying us for world cup. So no time is too late to sack a coach
Where does your example end them?
I just laughed we are now changing coach because of playing pattern not because we are not winning tenement. I remain why we failed at 2002 world cup and why we were unable to qualify for AFCON and when player used to protest for none payment. All this people call Sack him just forget. The next debate will be Home or Foreign coach?
Remember this is the only thing giving this country joy bring in another Olish, Onigbende or Bora Milutinović etc will be worst. A coach is as good as Sport ministry, NFF and Players.
We should be talking on Egypt not manipulating the draw date to favour them to play off.
A new coach now is = failed AFCON and world cup mark my words.