Gernot Rohr to continue as Super Eagles coach - NFF

The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has said that Gernot Rohr will continue as coach of the Super Eagles.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on social media by NFF President, Amaju Pinnick.

The NFF also expressed confidence in Rohr's ability to take the Super Eagles to greater heights.

The statement reads: "I'm happy to announce that the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, and Coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as Coach of the Super Eagles. We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here.

"We can now focus on qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Nations Cup. In truth, these are sacrosanct and Coach Rohr is aware of these conditions. Like the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development has rightly noted; we are uncompromising in these goals.

"The board of the Federation & I are totally in agreement with the minister on the goals for the team and it is unwavering.

The statement added that the NFF and Rohr are now ready to focus on football now that contract talks have been put aside.

"With the distraction of the contract talks out of the way now, we can now face our football on the pitch, totally. Again, I never lost confidence in Gernot Rohr's ability to take our football forward and I'm convinced our football will only get better from here on", it added.

I'm happy to announce that the @thenff and Coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as Coach of the Super Eagles. We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here.

— Amaju Melvin Pinnick (@PinnickAmaju) May 27, 2020