President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, on Wednesday confirmed that Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, has extended his contract with the federation for another two years.
The NFF boss said he was delighted that the Franco-German, whose previous two-year contract ends in June, had decided to continue with the national team until 2022.
“The new contract begins July 1, 2020 and ends December 31, 2022,” Pinnick said in an exclusive interview, after confirming Rohr’s contract on Twitter.
“I’m happy to announce that the Nigeria Football Federation and coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as coach of the Super Eagles,” Pinnick wrote on his Twitter page.
“We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here.”
Pinnick also gave an insight into what could be one of the new conditions included in the contract of the 66-year-old.
“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 and I are totally in agreement with the minister on the goals for the team and it is unwavering.
“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.”
Pinnick also thanked the federation’s sponsor AITEO for their support.
“In the same vein, I would like to thank our sponsors, especially @aiteogrp. AITEO’s support for our football is unquantifiable, even in these difficult times and I cannot stress enough, how much of a rock they have been.” – Punch.
