Rohr has been criticized by several former players of the Super Eagles, including former Coach Daniel Amokachi, after the team failed to beat Sierra Leone in their 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has ordered the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to hold Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr to the higher standards contained in his contract following the team’s dismal two-leg draw against the Sierra Leonean side in the AFCON qualifier.
Aiyegbeni launched the attack on the Franco-German tactician and his team following Nigeria’s performance against Sierra Leone over two legs in the AFCON qualifiers.
Dessers made his debut for Nigeria in a friendly match last month against Tunisia, but he was surprisingly left out of the squad for the AFCON qualifiers against Sierra Leone.
Rohr said his side endured a torrid time at the Siaka Stevens Stadium, due to the bad state of the pitch and it was the major reason for the stalemate.
Gernot Rohr has praised goalkeeper Maduka Okoye after his impressive performance against Sierra Leone in the second-leg AFCON qualifying match on Tuesday.
Ighalo, who called time on his international career after the 2019 AFCON where he finished as top scorer, said the 26 year-old needs to focus on working had and keeping his focus.
