Former Nigerian forward, Jonathan Akpoborie has revealed that the move by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sack Gernot Rohr few weeks to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations may not bring an end to issue affecting the team.
Rohr has come under the microscope after nervy performance against Cape Verde, where the Super Eagles played out a 1-1 draw to qualify for the knockout stages of the qualifiers.
Reacting to the development, the former Wolfsburg star told Completesports.com that the NFF must be guided with certain principles before embarking on sacking Rohr.
He believed that sacking the German tactician may not be an end to the poor display of the Super Eagles even if a new coach is announced.
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“It’s quite unfair for the Nigeria Football Federation to want to sack Rohr with just five weeks to the commencement of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Let’s be realistic, what magic will you expect from the new coach that will be appointed within the short period of time.
“The truth is, sacking Rohr now may not be an end to Super Eagles considering the fact that the NFF has always failed to objectively discharge their own responsibility on him.”
Rohr, who was appointed head coach of the Super Eagles in August 2016, and has led the team in 54 international, winning 28 of those matches including a third-place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
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