Nigeria appoint former Burkina Faso boss as Super Eagles head coach

Reports from the  NFF secretariat has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of Gernot Rohr as coach of the Super Eagles after failing to reach an agreement with Frenchman Paul Le Guen.

Based on the agreement reached between the parties, Rohr’s contract with the Nigerian Federation will run out immediately after the 2018 Fifa World Cup, if the Super Eagles qualify for the tournament.

“ Mr. Gernot Rohr signs two-year contract to work with the NFF as Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, ” the NFF stated.

Born in Mannheim, Germany, the 63-year-old Rohr represented Bayern Munich, SV Waldhof Mannheim, Kickers Offenbach and Bordeuax before drawing the curtains on his career in 1989.

He has managed Bordeuax, Nice, Young Boys and the national teams of Niger, Gabon and Burkina Faso in the past.

Gernot Rohr will be in the dugout when the Super Eagles trade tackles with Tanzania in an African Cup of Nations qualifier next month.