Two nights before his sack, Gernot Rohr was said to have made frantic efforts to rally his Europe-based players ahead of the AFCON 2021 tournament in Cameroon.
He endured the first salvo of severe criticism of his reign after Nigeria crashed out of the 2018 World Cup because of a late goal from Argentina. Many fans blamed him for poor tactical substitutions and reading of the game. The criticisms became more intense after Algeria denied the Super Eagles a final place because of a late goal at the 2019 Nations Cup.
Once a soldier, always a soldier, they say, but Eguavoen has been away from active coaching, most especially with the national team after he last tinkered the U-23 side in 2011. Shina Philips, a football agent and the initiator of the longest-running football award in Nigeria – The Nigeria Pitch Awards – also believes the appointment of Eguavoen on an interim basis is a welcome development.
Salisu was caught on camera in a sting operation being bribed by supposed agents seeking that their players get favoured in team selections. This, many believe, is so huge that Salisu should have been totally blacklisted from national team duties and not reinstated by the NFF.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
AFCON 2021: Eguavoen reveals Super Eagles striker that 'excites' himSuper Eagles interim coach, Austin Eguavoen, has admitted Napoli's Victor Osimhen excites him. The 22-year-old has scored nine goals in 14 appearances for
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »
NFF reaches out to Jose Mourinho for Super Eagles jobThe Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) entered into a discussion with Roma Manager, Jose Mourinho, to consider taking the job of sacked Gernot Rohr. todayng Lmao. You people are really belittle mourhino todayng Which branch of NFF? todayng What’s there to hide, I believe that thenff has already hired Jose Peseiro. The contract and the unveiling will be completed next week.
Source: NigeriaNewsdesk - 🏆 10. / 63 Read more »
AFCON 2021: NFF, Super Eagles planning to failIt's Christmas morning and Nigerian football is fully on holiday. In about 17 days, the Super Eagles will play Egypt in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »
New Foreign Coach May Lead Super Eagles To AFCON 2021 – PinnickPresident of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has refused to rule out the possibility of an expatriate coach leading the Super Eagles
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »
Minister aware of NFF’s search for new foreign coach for Eagles | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsSports Minister, Chief Sunday Dare, may have given the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) the go ahead to appoint a new foreign coach for the Super Eagles.
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »
NFF reaches out to Mourinho For Super Eagles JobThe Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) entered into a discussion with Roma Manager, Jose Mourinho, to consider taking the job of sacked Gernot Rohr. Misleading headline Mourinho no gree abeg they will owe you tire 🤣🤣 Joke of the day
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »