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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An Osun-based sports analyst, Tajudeen Amodu, has stated that Gernot Rohr, the German ex-coach of the Super Eagles, should have been left to finish the job he started.<\/p>\n

The one-time spokesperson of Osun United Football Club also stated that although the team has been struggling in recent times, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should have considered that the German tactician took the Super Eagles, which had failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations back-to-back to the 2018 World Cup with a game to spare at the expense of tough opponents like Cameroon, Algeria and Zambia.<\/p>\n

While speaking with DAILY POST on the development, Amodu, who is the Secretary of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Osun chapter, noted that Rohr was instrumental to the Super Eagles bronze-winning outing which was not poor.<\/p>\n

Amodu, who stated that the instrument to measure the success of any endeavour is stability, acknowledged that Nigeria had many talents in the round leather game but not all could play at the same time.<\/p>\n

In his words, \u201cWhat we want in the Super Eagles is stability. We have many players across the world but not all of them can play for us at the same time. If the technical crew can invite the best legs on merit, the Eagles will be a team to beat in Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sacking won\u2019t affect the country negatively if they build on the structure of Rohr by injecting a few good home-based players into the team. The coaching crew are Nigerians who should use their past experience to psyche up the players.\u201d<\/p>\n

While advocating for a free hand for the technical crew to operate and synergy among stakeholders for the Eagles to soar again, he also acknowledged that the sacking of the Super Eagles coach at this stage of the World Cup qualification was not a new development.<\/p>\n

\u201cSacking a coach at this stage is not new. Shuaibu Amodu was sacked after qualifying us for the World Cup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the appointment of Augustine Eguavoen as acting coach for the team, he added that though he had failed to perform creditably well in the past, he is optimistic that with the cooperation and understanding of ex-internationals like Joseph Yobo, Austin JJ Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo, Nigeria should win the World Cup ticket and do well at the next AFCON edition in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Another sports analyst, Olawole Olayinka Hakeem, noted that though Gernot Rohr came under severe criticism following the Super Eagles underwhelming performance in the 1-0 loss to the Central African Republic and the 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in Lagos, he wished that the NFF should have waited till after the AFCON in 2022 before sacking him.<\/p>\n

He lamented that since it is just a few weeks to the biggest football tournament in Africa and with a new coach, a new mentally and a new atmosphere, the team may not get it right as it happened in 2002 and 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be candid, Rohr has done the needful, by qualifying Nigeria for the Nations Cup and World Cup Playoffs and with that has surpassed all conditions given by the Nigeria football governing body,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Eguavoen\u2019s appointment as acting coach of the senior national team, he admitted that though he has taken the Super Eagles to the Nations Cup in the past, the best the country got was a bronze medal in 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cChanging the coach won\u2019t bring instant success for the Super Eagles. It takes a lot of years to plan systematically and earn results.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustin Eguavoen may not lead the team to the Nations Cup, a foreign coach should be appointed soon that will lead us to the Nations Cup and World Cup playoffs. We can\u2019t continue like this and it is confusing because the NFF handed a long term contract to Rohr early this year and this became a huge problem for them as they are meant to pay him off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The sacking of Gernot Rohr, the German coach of the Super Eagles by the NFF is coming after months of speculations, denial and counter denials.<\/p>\n

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