Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles technical adviser, may be in the dug-out for the last time after Nigeria’s second leg clash against Sierra Leone on Tuesday.
His fate might have been sealed on Friday night after a
meeting was held following the Super Eagles shambolic performance which saw
them throw away a four-goal lead to draw with Leone Stars at the Samuel
Ogbemudia stadium, Benin city.
TheCable reports that a visibly disappointed Sunday Dare,
minister of youth and sports development, had a meeting with Amaju Pinnick,
president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), and the Super Eagles at
their Eterno Hotel after the game.
He demanded a technical review report on how the team threw
away a four-goal advantage after starting like a house on fire.
“It will be a miracle if Rohr is not sacked after the
reverse fixture in Freetown on Tuesday,” the source disclosed.
“The country of football talents cannot be disgraced like
this,” a disappointed Dare told the meeting, according to the source.
Before Rohr’s contract extension talks, the minister was
accused of trying to get another coach with a better technical depth.
The NFF handed the 67-year-old tactician a two-and-a-half-year
contract extension on May 20, 2020.
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.
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