Nigeria’s Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has revealed that his continuous stay with the Nigeria depends solely on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Rohr confessed that he would gladly commit to a new contract if offered one right away, but revealed that the NFF has continued to drag its feet regarding contract extension plans with a meeting earlier scheduled for January now fixed for next month.
Rohr was appointed the head coach of the Nigeria senior national football team in August 2016, and his contract will in June 2020.
“I have been there for more than three years and it is long for Nigeria, because rarely can a coach be maintained for that long, and I would like to continue,” Rohr said.
Speaking further, the former Bayern Munich defender said “We will soon see the (NFF) leaders, it (a meeting) is planned for the month of February, and possibly for before the matches of the month of March for the qualification for the African Cup of Nations, we could perhaps agree to continue the adventure with Nigeria.”
It would be recalled that the president of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has early said that Rohr’s new contract will include his stay in the country because he will no longer be allowed to operate from Europe, but he can travel abroad three times a year and he must pay tax unlike his previous contract where he enjoys tax holiday.
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