Tag: Rohr
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Int’l friendly: Onigbinde queries Rohr’s selection of players
Former Super Eagles handler Adegboye Onigbinde has questioned the basis for the selection of players for the friendly double-header against Algeria and Tunisia. The Desert Foxes of Algeria on Friday night pipped the Super Eagles by a lone goal to extend their unbeaten run in all matches to 19. Onigbinde told NAN that only Gernot…
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Omeruo, Simon among early birds in Super Eagles’ camp, 13 others in
Defender Kenneth Omeruo and forward Moses Simon were among the early arrivals at the Super Eagles’ Hotel die Zeit an der Glan camp in Carinthia, Austria on Monday morning. The senior national male football team are in Austria for international friendly matches against African champions Algeria on Friday and Africa’s number two-ranked team Tunisia on…
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NFF shouldn’t have made Rohr’s contract public – Akanni
A former Chairman of Lagos State Football Association, Mr. Wahidi Akanni said the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been unfair to Gernot Rohr, the Super Eagles’ Head Coach. According to Akanni, the public disclosure of terms and conditions of a possible renewal of Rohr’s contract by the NFF was unnecessary. Earlier, NFF President Amaju Pinnick…
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NFF, Rohr work out modality for COVID-19 pay cut
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has agreed to a pay-cut in the face of dwindling fortune as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic as part of his solidarity to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in this troublesome period. The German coach, who was on a reported $55,000 salary as per the last contract renewal in…
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Pinnick applauds FG’s intervention on COVID-19, clears air on Rohr’s contract
President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Melvin Pinnick has lauded the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria(FGN) in containing the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, describing measures taken so far as “effective and re-assuring”. Speaking on Arise TV yesterday Pinnick said: “I want to commend the Federal Government for the efforts so far in tackling…
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Coronavirus: Rohr sends goodwill message to Nigerians
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has appealed to Nigerians including the fans of the Super Eagles to remain positive and adhere strictly to all outlined precautions by the government in order to stem the tide of Coronavirus pandemic. The German coach in his appeal message to football fans amidst growing fear over the outbreak said…
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AFCON 2021 qualifiers: Rohr confident of key players’ availability
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has expressed confidence that the core of his players will be available for next month’s AFCON 2021 qualifiers despite injuries to key players over the weekend across different clubs in Europe, AOIFootball.com reports. Speaking exclusively to AOIFootball.com, the Franco-German tactician who maintains a close eye on his players, revealed that…
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How Super Eagles Coach Rohr’s fate will be decided – NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s technical committee will decide the fate of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, according to General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi. Rohr who started coaching the Super Eagles in 2016 will need a contract renewal as his present agreement ends in June 2020. The President of the NFF Amaju Pinnick has said…
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NFF denies owing Rohr three months’ salary
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it is only owing Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr for the month of September. The NFF was reacting to a tweet from London based journalist, Osasu Obayiuwana who claimed that the German coach was owed three months’ salaries which came to $150,000. The nation’s football governing body…