Rohr at loggerheads with NFF over Chile friendly
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:11 am
Apparently Rohr does not buy into the SE playing a friendly against Chile nine days before their encounter against Croatia in the FWC. Already SE will be playing six warm up matches before their opening game and Rohr does not see the need for another extra game. His reason is that he wants to keep his team injury free..
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"Gernot Rohr is allegedly at loggerheads with the Nigeria Football Federation over the proposed friendly against Chile ahead of the Super Eagles’ trip to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.
Nigeria, who begin their Russia 2018 campaign against Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad on June 16, have already secured six warm-up games ahead of the tournament.
The NFF announced last week that the three-time African champions would play Poland (March 23), Serbia (March 27), DR Congo (May 28), England (June 2) and Czech Republic (June 6) before hitting Russia to make their six appearance at the world football showpiece.
President of the federation Amaju Pinnick said the team would face a South American opponent in a friendly affair before the world’s football showpiece.
Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday that the NFF had allegedly sealed a friendly against back-to-back Copa America champions Chile, who failed to qualify for Russia 2018.
The source said the encounter had been fixed for Austria on June 9, despite reports the NFF was speaking to World Cup-bound Morocco.
However, it was learnt that Nigeria manager Rohr is not comfortable with his team playing a warm-up game nine days to their World Cup opener against Croatia.
Sources close to the NFF claimed that while the national football governing body is insistent on the encounter, Rohr is against it.
“The coach is against playing Chile when his World Cup squad would have been announced – and allowing them to play a match nine days before the match against Croatia,” an NFF source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak about the issue publicly, told our correspondent.
“But the federation wants him to play the match because of its benefits.
“I’m not sure the Eagles will play the game because the federation would not want to be seen as interfering in the coach’s plans for the World Cup.”
The source added, “I think the coach is correct because the national team will play a game (against England in London) on June 2 and another one (against Czech Republic in Austria) four days later."
Gernot Rohr
Festus Abu
Gernot Rohr is allegedly at loggerheads with the Nigeria Football Federation over the proposed friendly against Chile ahead of the Super Eagles’ trip to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.
Nigeria, who begin their Russia 2018 campaign against Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad on June 16, have already secured six warm-up games ahead of the tournament.
The NFF announced last week that the three-time African champions would play Poland (March 23), Serbia (March 27), DR Congo (May 28), England (June 2) and Czech Republic (June 6) before hitting Russia to make their six appearance at the world football showpiece.
President of the federation Amaju Pinnick said the team would face a South American opponent in a friendly affair before the world’s football showpiece.
Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday that the NFF had allegedly sealed a friendly against back-to-back Copa America champions Chile, who failed to qualify for Russia 2018.
The source said the encounter had been fixed for Austria on June 9, despite reports the NFF was speaking to World Cup-bound Morocco.
However, it was learnt that Nigeria manager Rohr is not comfortable with his team playing a warm-up game nine days to their World Cup opener against Croatia.
Sources close to the NFF claimed that while the national football governing body is insistent on the encounter, Rohr is against it.
“The coach is against playing Chile when his World Cup squad would have been announced – and allowing them to play a match nine days before the match against Croatia,” an NFF source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak about the issue publicly, told our correspondent.
“But the federation wants him to play the match because of its benefits.
“I’m not sure the Eagles will play the game because the federation would not want to be seen as interfering in the coach’s plans for the World Cup.”
The source added, “I think the coach is correct because the national team will play a game (against England in London) on June 2 and another one (against Czech Republic in Austria) four days later.”
But spokesman for the NFF Ademola Olajire denied any rift between the federation and Rohr over any friendly game.
The football chief, who said Chile were among the South American teams being considered for a friendly game against the Eagles, declined any further comments on the national team.
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"Gernot Rohr is allegedly at loggerheads with the Nigeria Football Federation over the proposed friendly against Chile ahead of the Super Eagles’ trip to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.
Nigeria, who begin their Russia 2018 campaign against Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad on June 16, have already secured six warm-up games ahead of the tournament.
The NFF announced last week that the three-time African champions would play Poland (March 23), Serbia (March 27), DR Congo (May 28), England (June 2) and Czech Republic (June 6) before hitting Russia to make their six appearance at the world football showpiece.
President of the federation Amaju Pinnick said the team would face a South American opponent in a friendly affair before the world’s football showpiece.
Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday that the NFF had allegedly sealed a friendly against back-to-back Copa America champions Chile, who failed to qualify for Russia 2018.
The source said the encounter had been fixed for Austria on June 9, despite reports the NFF was speaking to World Cup-bound Morocco.
However, it was learnt that Nigeria manager Rohr is not comfortable with his team playing a warm-up game nine days to their World Cup opener against Croatia.
Sources close to the NFF claimed that while the national football governing body is insistent on the encounter, Rohr is against it.
“The coach is against playing Chile when his World Cup squad would have been announced – and allowing them to play a match nine days before the match against Croatia,” an NFF source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak about the issue publicly, told our correspondent.
“But the federation wants him to play the match because of its benefits.
“I’m not sure the Eagles will play the game because the federation would not want to be seen as interfering in the coach’s plans for the World Cup.”
The source added, “I think the coach is correct because the national team will play a game (against England in London) on June 2 and another one (against Czech Republic in Austria) four days later."
Gernot Rohr
Festus Abu
Gernot Rohr is allegedly at loggerheads with the Nigeria Football Federation over the proposed friendly against Chile ahead of the Super Eagles’ trip to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.
Nigeria, who begin their Russia 2018 campaign against Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad on June 16, have already secured six warm-up games ahead of the tournament.
The NFF announced last week that the three-time African champions would play Poland (March 23), Serbia (March 27), DR Congo (May 28), England (June 2) and Czech Republic (June 6) before hitting Russia to make their six appearance at the world football showpiece.
President of the federation Amaju Pinnick said the team would face a South American opponent in a friendly affair before the world’s football showpiece.
Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday that the NFF had allegedly sealed a friendly against back-to-back Copa America champions Chile, who failed to qualify for Russia 2018.
The source said the encounter had been fixed for Austria on June 9, despite reports the NFF was speaking to World Cup-bound Morocco.
However, it was learnt that Nigeria manager Rohr is not comfortable with his team playing a warm-up game nine days to their World Cup opener against Croatia.
Sources close to the NFF claimed that while the national football governing body is insistent on the encounter, Rohr is against it.
“The coach is against playing Chile when his World Cup squad would have been announced – and allowing them to play a match nine days before the match against Croatia,” an NFF source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak about the issue publicly, told our correspondent.
“But the federation wants him to play the match because of its benefits.
“I’m not sure the Eagles will play the game because the federation would not want to be seen as interfering in the coach’s plans for the World Cup.”
The source added, “I think the coach is correct because the national team will play a game (against England in London) on June 2 and another one (against Czech Republic in Austria) four days later.”
But spokesman for the NFF Ademola Olajire denied any rift between the federation and Rohr over any friendly game.
The football chief, who said Chile were among the South American teams being considered for a friendly game against the Eagles, declined any further comments on the national team.
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