Gernot Rohr given 1 week notice to sign new contract by his employers

Gernot Rohr given 1 week notice to sign new contract by his employers

Oluwatomiwa Babalola
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:50 PM

- Gernot Rohr has been given just one week to sign the new contract he received last month

- The 66-year-old's current deal with the Super Eagles expires next month

- Rohr took over from Sunday Oliseh in 2016 and three years later led them to finish third at AFCON 2019 tourney

Nigeria Football Federation has given the Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr just one week to sign the new contract he was served.

The 66-year-old's current deal with the country's senior national team elapses next month and he has been handed a chance to extend his stay on the job.

NFF had earlier revealed that they had inserted a few clauses into the new deal the German-born tactician is expected to sign if he wants to remain in charge of the team.

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Some of which could be responsible for the delay in signing the papers which the coach received last month.

The executive committee mandated the general secretary to liaise with Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, with a view to concluding all matters around his new contract within the next one week,” according to a statement by the NFF.

Gernot Rohr has been in charge of the Nigerian national team since August 2016 after replacing Sunday Oliseh as the coach.

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He qualified the three-time African champions for the 2018 World Cup and one year later, led them to win bronze medal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations championship in Egypt.

The former Burkina Faso handler has also built a young and talented squad that can face any opposition at any level.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr has acknowledged the receipt of new contract papers from the Nigeria Football Federation.

The German-born tactician's current deal with the country expires in the next two months and the bronze-winning coach at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations wants to extend his stay on the job.

Rohr was hired by the NFF in 2016 as a replacement for ex-international Sunday Oliseh and the 60-year-old seems to have been able to gain the trust of the players.

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