Tunde Adelakun who is responsible for the engagement of Gernot Rohr as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria has for the first time speak on his role in the technical setup of the Nigerian team.
His role has been a subject of debate as he has no official designation announced by the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) even though he is always with the team and on one occasion spoke during the team’s media parley ahead of a game.
Many suggest he is the personal assistant of the Franco-German coach but according to the man himself his role in the team goes beyond that as he is the scout of the team with looking for players who can fit into the team as his main responsibility.
He made this known via a voice note in a chat with Faith Oluchi when she sought to know his role in the team following a heated conversation on Nigeria’s foremost Whatsapp group Nigeria Sports Mouthpiece (NSM).
” I am the assistant to Gernot Rohr, I’m not the assistant coach of Nigeria. We’ve said that so many times. I’m the assistant to Rohr, he appointed me as one of his assistants. I am in charge of scouting which is the role he gave to me as one of his assistants but I am his full time assistant because in his contract he has three assistants. Two come in when he have matches and I am his full time assistant “, he said in the audio posted by the Flamingoes media officer.
” I am not an assistant coach. I don’t do field work , I do scouting. My speciality and my certification is in talent identification and scouting. That is exactly what I do for Gernot Rohr. I’m not an assistant coach that is not my role in the Super Eagles. We have Joseph Yobo, we use to have Imama Amapakabo, we use to have Salisu Yusuf , we have Alloy Agu in the goalkeeping department. I am not the assistant coach, I’m the assistant to Rohr”.