New Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr recently admitted he joked about getting lost inside the apartment he was offered by the NFF.
‘I never rejected any apartment, 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’, the German told TheNFF.
Rohr led the national team to a 1-0 win over Tanzania during 2017 AFCON qualifier in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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He continued, ‘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’, Rohr added in a
statement.
The 63-year-old, who agreed a two-year contract with the Nigeria Football Federation Technical and Development Committee, has previously managed Gabon, Niger and Burkina Faso, as well as French clubs Bordeaux, Nice, Ajaccio and Nantes.
Rohr explained further, regarding news that he rejected the accommodation, that, ‘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.’
Starting from October 3, 2016, the Nigerian national team will be competing against Zambia, Cameroon and Algeria in Group B of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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