The search for a new Technical Manager for the Super Eagles is finally over after whispers from the corridors of the Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] say the president has given the green light to a former Bayern Munich defender called Gernot Rohr.
It was also revealed that a former New Zealand coach, Ricki Herbert, applied for the job but the 55-year-old, who stepped down from the New Zealand job after they failing to qualify his country for the 2014 FIFA World Cup has missed out.
Meanwhile, Rohr in his career as a manager took Ligue 1 side, Bordeaux to the 1996 UEFA Cup final, where they lost to his former side, Bayern Munich 5-1 on aggregate.
The German has also coached in Africa – spending time at Etoile Sportive du Sahel, Gabon national football team and managed the Mena of Niger from September 2012 till October 2014. He was also briefly the head coach of Burkina Faso, where he was sacked in December 2015.
The next match for the Super Eagles is the dead rubber against Tanzania in a 2017 Nations Cup qualifier on September 1 before their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia on October 2.
More to follow…
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