NFF confirms Rohr’s contract extension as Eagles coach

Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has confirmed Gernot Rohr’s contract extension as the head coach of the Super Eagles.

On Friday, the Franco-German tactician had told TheCable that he sealed a two and half years contract extension with the federation.

He had also expressed delight in the confidence repose on him by the NFF.

On Wednesday, Pinnick took to his Twitter page to confirm Rohr’s contract renewal. The new contract is expected to end after the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.

“I’m happy to announce that the @thenff and Coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as Coach of the Super Eagles. We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here,” Pinnick wrote in a series of tweets.

“We can now focus on qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Nations Cup. In truth, these are sacrosanct and Coach Rohr is aware of these conditions. Like the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development has rightly noted; we are uncompromising in these goals.

“With the distraction of the contract talks out of the way now, we can now face our football on the pitch, totally. Again, I never lost confidence in Gernot Rohr’s ability to take our football forward and I’m convinced our football will only get better from here on.

“The board of the Federation & I are totally in agreement with the minister on the goals for the team and it is unwavering.”

Rohr led the Super Eagles to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He also led the national team to a third-place finish at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt on July 17, 2019.