Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has listed three players of the senior national team of Nigeria among the best he has ever handled in his career.
Rohr was sacked as coach of the Nigerian team in December after six years at the helm but he still had fond memories of his time as coach of the Nigerian team despite how his tenure ended.
The coach was unceremoniously axed minutes few minutes after qualifying Nigeria for the World Cup qualifiers playoff by finishing as group leaders in the group stages of the qualifiers.
In an interview with German publication Bild, Rohr was asked to list the best players he has handled and surprisingly he omitted former captain of the team John Obi Mikel, who was at Chelsea when he was coach is the Nigerian team in his early days.
He picked Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi and went further by praising Chukwueze as a player who is capable of anything.
SPORT BILD: And who is the best African you have ever coached?
Rohr: In addition to Aubameyang, Osimhen, Alex Iwobi (Nigeria star of Everton FC, ed.) is also a wonderful footballer. And Villarreal’s Nigerian Samuel Chukwueze, who shot Bayern out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals, is going to be a big one. He is a great dribbler with a lot of wit and stands for attractive wing play. If Samuel comes in from the right and pulls in, he’s capable of anything.