The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Dr. Sanusi Mohammed has revealed that the football house is now in receipt of coach Gernot Rohr’s reply with a view of signing a new contract to tinker with the Super Eagles.
Sanusi said both parties are yet to reach an agreement despite report suggesting that the German tactician has gotten the nod to continue with his job.
He said the federation will take the final decision on the contract issue after due consultations with the relevant authorities including the leadership of Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, adding the federation cannot make any public pronouncement on the reappointment of the coach without the approval of the executive board of the NFF.
” Contract is not what you rush in to, “ Sanusi told NationSport.“ We have given our own conditions which he has responded to; but for now, the leadership (of NFF) is looking into what he returned to us.
“Contract is an agreement between two parties and in the contract, there is need for both parties to agree or disagree.
“Technically, Rohr has not been reappointed and at the right time and when the agreement is reached, the public will know.
“The football house wants the best for our national team players.
“ Rohr is a good coach and for four years he has restored confidence in the senior national team (Super Eagles).
“But the Federation is looking beyond qualification for championships and NFF needs a coach who can win trophies and we believe he (Rohr) can do better if both parties agreed on a new contract, ” explained Sanusi.
Pressed on when NFF will make a pronouncement on Rohr, Sanusi said such decision will be made as soon as possible once both parties (NFF) and Rohr finalize the new engagement.
