{"id":88751,"date":"2021-11-18T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=88751"},"modified":"2021-11-18T18:49:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T17:49:00","slug":"nff-wants-me-to-quit-as-super-eagles-coach-rohr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nff-wants-me-to-quit-as-super-eagles-coach-rohr\/","title":{"rendered":"NFF wants me to quit as Super Eagles coach -Rohr"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1716778870355745969\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nSuper Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that he is still in charge of the team contrary to reports that he has been sacked by the Nigerian Football Federation,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pointblanknews.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1637343788938000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wfFHBVRz7XYXn8RqwnQN-\">pointblanknews.com<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Franco-German, however, admitted that the NFF wanted him to quit the team after the Super Eagles lacklustre display in Tuesday\u2019s 1-1 draw against Cape Verde in their final Group C World Cup qualifier in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time African champions, finished top of Group C with 13 points to qualify for the World Cup playoffs next March but there were widespread calls for the sack of the coach, after another colourless outing by the Eagles, who have struggled against lesser opposition in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>The 68-year-old coach was rumoured to have been relieved of his job in the wake of the Super Eagles performance against Cape Verde.<\/p>\n<p>When our correspondent contacted Rohr if he had been sacked by the NFF, he replied, \u201cNot yet, but that\u2019s what they want me to do.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that he is still in charge of the team contrary to reports that he has been sacked by the Nigerian Football Federation,\u00a0pointblanknews.com\u00a0reports. 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