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SUPER EAGLES: GERNOT ROHR CANNOT BE SACK, NFF REVEALS (SEE DETAIL REASON)

Afnews Editor

Jul 18, 2019

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not be able to sack Gernot Rohr easily, because of what it would cost them.

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Findings show that Rohr, who has one year left on his contract with the federation, has a $1million (N360m) payment clause inserted in his deal.

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The NFF would have to pay him that sum if he is fired before the end of his contract.

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Rohr led the Super Eagles to a third-place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, beating Tunisia 1-0 on Wednesday.

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But there have been calls for the 66-year-old to be dismissed, because of the poor style of play and what many perceive to be a lack of tactical astuteness.

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But NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, speaking before the Tunisia match, ruled out cutting the German loose.

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"He (Rohr) will remain in the job. I have complete confidence in him.

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"Gernot took us to the semi-final, the target we set for him. Right now, we have a third-place match to play for and we intend to have our team leave Egypt with honour.

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"There are some people that have been calling on me and the federation to sack Gernot. But I am not going to do that. In fact, Gernot is going on a refresher training period with Bayern Munich after the Nations Cup. We have a long-term plan with him.

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"We have had rocky and difficult moments in our relationship, but this is normal in any relationship between two people.

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"He is a good coach and we want him to remain with us. That said, we will work together on what needs to be improved upon," Pinnick said.

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Rohr has recorded 20 wins in 35 matches, drawn five and lost 10 since he took charge of the team in 2016.

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