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NFF Set World Cup Ticket, AFCON Trophy Target For Coach Rohr

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5 years ago

May 27, 2020

Joel Ajayi

Not less than 30 day to the end of the contract of Coach Gernot Rohr, the Nigeria Super Eagles with his employer contract, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, the federation has confirmed extention of Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr with a target to qualify the team for the 2022 World Cup and win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON in Cameroon.

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick who confirmed the contractual agreement, said that with the issue of the new engagement sorted out, the federation and the coach will focus on qualifying the team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as well as winning the 2021 AFCON.

Pinnick noted that qualifying for the World Cup and winning the nations cup are “sacrosanct”

In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the former CAF 1st Vice President thanked the Minister of youth and sports as well as the Federation Cup sponsor, Aieto for their support.

The NFF boss added that he never for once lost confidence in the ability of Gernot Rohr to steer the Eagles to greater height.

The release reads:
“I’m happy to announce that the NFF and Coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as Coach of the Super Eagles. We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here.” Pinnick tweeted on Wednesday.

“We can now focus on qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Nations Cup. In truth, these are sacrosanct and Coach Rohr is aware of these conditions. Like the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development has rightly noted; we are uncompromising in these goals.

“The board of the Federation & I are totally in agreement with the minister on the goals for the team and it is unwavering.

In the same vein, I would like to thank our sponsors, especially @aiteogrp.

“AITEO’s support for our football is unquantifiable, even in these difficult times and I cannot stress enough, how much of a rock they have been. Thank you, AITEO.

“With the distraction of the contract talks out of the way now, we can now face our football on the pitch, totally. Again, I never lost confidence in Gernot Rohr’s ability to take our football forward and I’m convinced our football will only get better from here.

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NSC DG Bukola Olopade reaffirms the commitment of the Commission to Training and Retraining of Staff for Scientific Productivity

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6 hours ago

February 4, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Director General of the National Sports Commission Hon. Bukola Olopade, has stated the commitment of the leadership of the Commission to Training and Retraining of staff for scientific productivity of Nigerian Sports.

The DG stated this when he was a surprised guest at the meeting of the newly appointed Federation Secretaries with the Director of the Federation of Elite Athletes Department (FEAD), Olumide Bamiduro.

” One of the things that myself and the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, discovered was lacking in the Commission when we were appointed is training and restraining of staff. This is why we have challenged the various Directors to go to their various departments to start looking for quality brains that we can give both local and international training and restraining to”.

” The Sports ecosystem that we are in is very dynamic and this is why alot of training and retraining will happen this year to complement the productivity and efficiency of the Commission”.

The DG also charged the Federation Secretaries to be up and doing and align themselves with the vision and mandate of the Commission especially with the Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria Sports Economy ( RHINSE ) campaign.

” As Federation Secretaries that you all are , we are about to make history together in so many ways. For the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and myself, our determination is to ensure that you all are given the impetus to drive the federations as Independently as you can”.

” I also want to appeal to you all that the chief operating officers,COO, that we have introduced are not here to disturb you or usurp your job. They are here to support you and I have no doubt that the symbiotic relationship that you can establish with them will only galvanize the history making approach we all have for the Commission”.

The Director of Federation of Elite Athletes Development (FEAD) , Olumide Bamiduro however thanked the DG for the surprise visit , stating that his visit further re-echoes the ongoing reforms and the commitment of the current leadership of the Sports Commission to achieve the Sporting mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR.

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