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President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has indicated that Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, will not be sacked despite failing to win the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
In a chat with journalist, Osasu Obayiuwana, Pinnick said the football body had no plan to sack Rohr because he had met the target set for him.
Obayiuwana who tweeted the encounter quoted Pinnick as sayimg that Rohr will be going to German club, Bayern Munich, for a refresher course immediately after the AFCON.
Pinnick said: “Gernot Rohr will not be sacked as Super Eagles coach. He will remain in the job. I have complete confidence in him.
“Gernot has taken 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 honours.
“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 AFCON 2019. We have a long-term plan with him.
“We have had rocky and difficult moments in our relationship, but this is normal in any relationship between two people. 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.”