NFF Wanted To Influence My Team Selection, Says Sacked Eagles Coach, Rohr

Former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has said he rejected advise from officials of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, before he got sacked.

He tols ESPN that he didn’t follow some of the suggestions of the officials because he wanted to make players’ selection with his technical staff and not with people from outside the team.

“I know Nigerians are passionate about football and everyone has their own favorites and I understand that everybody wants to see some players and we discussed it,” Rohr said.

“Perhaps I didn’t follow some of the suggestions and the advice of the officials; that is possible because I wanted to make the choice (selections) with my technical staff and not with people from outside the team.

“I had a lot of suggestions. I understand that officials want us to do well, everyone wants to bring in their advice and opinion, but it was too much.”

Rohr was last week replaced by former Eagles player, Augustine Eguavoen, in the interim basis.