Tag: Rohr
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Victor Osimhen has been unlucky – Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has been unlucky this season but he is confident the forward will soon start impressing with the Serie A side. The 22-year-old teamed up with the Parthenopeans last summer on a club-record fee of €80 million following his eye-catching displays for Lille during his…
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Super Eagles coach, Rohr hints on Ighalo’s return
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has said ex-Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo would be allowed to return to the national team if he impresses with his new side, Al Shabab FC. “There’s no reason not to take him if he is doing well. The question is if he wants to come back, Rohr said in…
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NFF to settle Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr’s debts
The Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick said his administration is working to settle the debts they owe Super Eagles players and coaches despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Pinnick did not shy away from the financial challenges facing the NFF and the struggles they encounter in discharging their financial obligations to Nigeria’s…
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Daniel Amokachi blasts NFF over Rohr’s new contract
Daniel Amokachi has blasted the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for allowing a $2 million compensation clause in Gernot Rohr’s contract. Rohr was appointed as coach of the Super Eagles in 2016 following Sunday Oliseh’s resignation as manager of the national team. The former international, under whom Nigeria enjoyed an impressive stat of losing only two…
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There’s no basis to sack Rohr now – Pinnick
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has said that there are no plans to sack Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr as he further comments that the German deserves to keep his job. The NFF president said this in an interview with BBC Sports Africa while reacting to Super Eagles’ recent woeful performance against…
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Sports Minister, Sunday Dare hints at Rohr’s sack over failure to defeat Sierra Leone
It appears Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr might have managed his last game in charge of the national team after the Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare questioned his suitability for the job and threatened the “needful will be done” in response to the team’s uninspiring draws with Sierra Leone in the 2021 AFCON…
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Rohr must now consider NPFL players for Super Eagles – Kazeem
Tunde Kazeem, a former Director of Sports in Kwara, has urged Super Eagles’ coach Gernot Rohr to consider using players from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in the senior national team. Kazeem told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that this was quite necessary now in view of recent performances…
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Save Super Eagles, sack Rohr now, Gaiya urges NFF
Godfrey Gaiya, a former House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Sports, has called for the sack of Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr following the team’s poor outing in the two international friendlies played in Austria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles ended their Tuesday’s friendly with Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles…
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Super Eagles must step up against Tunisia – Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has urged the team to step up their game when they meet Tunisia in a friendly on Tuesday. Nigeria lost 1-0 against Algeria on Friday in another build-up game which left many fans frustrated at the performance of the team. The defeat also ended the fine form of the three-time…
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Galadima defends Eagles’ loss, says Rohr still trying out players
Ibrahim Galadima, a former Chairman of Nigeria Football Association (NFA), has called for caution in assessing the Super Eagles in the wake of Friday’s 0-1 loss to African champions Algeria. Galadima said on Saturday that this was necessary because the team was in the process of assessing new players ahead of qualification for the 2021…