Rohr Drags NFF To FIFA, Demands $1million Compensation
AFNews Reporter
Apr 21, 2022
A former head coach of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr has dragged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) before FIFA over failure to pay a $1m compensation claim for unfair dismissal, BBC Africa reports.
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Rohr, who was appointed as Nigerian manager in August 2021 was sacked in December 2021, few weeks before the delayed 2021 Nations Cup kicked off in Cameroon.
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Rohr is demanding an additional sum for damages despite NFF agreement to pay him his salary until the end of his contract which terminates in December 2022.
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That claim was contested by the NFF, and a FIFA tribunal looking into Rohr's claim for damages concluded last week.
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However, a verdict is yet to be communicated to either party.
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Rohr led the West African nation in 58 matches, winning 31, drawing 13 and losing 14.
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— AFNews Reporter