The Nigeria Football Federation has denied claims made by erstwhile interim coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen that he was against the sacking of Gernot Rohr as coach.
Rohr was sacked as coach of the Nigerian team few weeks before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon with Eguavoen appointed in his place. He said yesterday that he wasn’t happy over the decision to sack the coach while speaking on Monday Night Football.
In that interview, Cerezo said that the timing of Germot Rohr’s sack was wrong and that he told the NFF before he was drafted in to lead the team, never to do away with the services of the Franco/German tactician.
Wale Ajayi who has close ties with some members of the NFF and also the minister for youths and sports Sunday Dare has rubbished the claims.
According to the Canada based journalist. Eguavoen’s claims are blatant fallacies and rather unfortunate. Because before Rohr was sacked, the players, coaches and members of the technical department were contacted.
Many supported the idea and Eguavoen as technical director even said that Rohr was arrogant and hardly listens to him. As a matter of fact, why didn’t he Eguavoen, refuse the job when it was offered to him our source said?
Written by Wale Ajayi.
