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Victor Osimhen miss out of Sierra Leone vs Nigeria AFCON qualifier in Freetown

November 16, 2020 Admin

Napoli and Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen miss out of Sierra Leone vs Nigeria Tuesday’s Africa Cup of Nations return leg qualifier in Freetown after he dislocated his shoulder in the first game, according to Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr. Osimhen scored one of the goals in a dramatic 4-4 draw with Sierra Leone, who recovered from four goals down in Benin City on Friday, but was later substituted after hurting his shoulder. He has since been discharged from hospital, but Rohr said he will not be available for the rematch…

Nigeria Lineup vs Sierra Leone, Team News and Head to Head

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Admin

Thescoreng will take you through on how Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will lineup against Sierra Leone at Benin City, also team news and head to head will be looking into as Nigeria goes into this Africa Cup of Nations 2022 qualifier fixture on Friday, November 13. Gernot Rohr has already released his 23-man squad that will face Sierra Leone in Africa Cup of Nations qualification both home and away. Super Eagles players that are expected to make Gernot Rohr’s starting XI lineup – Maduka, Troost-Ekong, Zaidu Sanusi, Leon Balogun,…

Super Eagles begin training ahead of AFCON qualifier against Sierra Leone

November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 Admin

Super Eagles begin training ahead of AFCON qualifier against Sierra Lone

Super Eagles have begin training ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Sierra Leone on Friday and the return leg on Tuesday. Nigeria’s AFCON 2022 qualifier fixture, Gernot Rohr’s side are expected to prepared for November’s double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone. Super Eagles coach, Rohr has invited players as 16 of his men currently in camp for their first training session since defeating Lesotho 4-2 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Maseru’s Setsoto Stadium on November 17, 2019. Africa Cup of Nations…

Super Eagles Coach Reveals His Dream About 2021 AFCON Game

June 3, 2020 Admin

Nigeria’s senior national team head coach, Gernot Rohr says the Super Eagles need to stay humble and qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations first before dreaming about lifting the trophy for the fourth time. Rohr told Channels Television in an interview monitored Monday why he accepted a cut in his salary as he strives to become the longest serving Eagles coach. Covid19 has posted a lot of things in our world of sports. When football comes back, do you think it will ever be the same again? Rohr: Football is…

Nigeria extends Gernot Rohr’s contract as Super Eagles coach

May 28, 2020 Admin

Gernot Rohr, Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach, will continue on the job as NFF extend his contract. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed this on Wednesday. It confirmed that the NFF and Rohr have agreed to a new deal. Amaju Pinnick, NFF President, made the announcement in a statement. He said NFF and Coach Gernot Rohr ‘have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as the coach of the Super Eagles”. “We can now concentrate on qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Nations Cup. These are sacrosanct and…

Nigeria Will Rule The World In 2022 World Cup With These Set Of Players

May 26, 2020 Admin

The controversies surrounding the contract extension for Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is about to come to an end, according to reports. The contract is expected to run out after the 2022 World Cup. It is easy to decipher that the Nigeria Football Federation have given Rohr this new contract with the next World Cup in mind. It is likely to be his last tournament in charge of the Super Eagles. Rohr and the NFF have finally reached an agreement. If the Super Eagles qualify for the mundial, in addition…

Paul Onuachu Reveals When He Got His First Invite From Gernot Rohr To Play For Super Eagles

May 20, 2020 Admin

Genk and Nigeria Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu has revealed where he was when he got a call from Gernot Rohr as an invite to the national team. The Score Nigeria recalls, imagine the 25-year-old was with his girlfriend on a date and his mobile phone rang, it was a call from a strange number, he checked his phone again, it was a strange call from France and he was wandering who could be calling him from France. The call came again, it was the same number from France. He…

Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr Agrees To NFF Contract Conditions

May 1, 2020 Admin

The Head coach of Nigerian Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has agreed to the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) new contract sent to him last month. According to the report gathered, Gernot Rohr accepts to be paid in Naira and reside in Nigeria but reveals he has received coaching offers from two countries. The Score Nigeria Understands that In the contract, three clauses were inserted which include Rohr residing in Nigeria, watching the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) with a view to grooming home-based players to become international stars and being paid his salary…

Nwankwo Kanu Gives Gernot Rohr Full Supports as Super Eagles coach

April 28, 2020 Admin

Former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu, popularly known as Papilo has given his full support to Gernot Rohr to continue as coach of the Nigerian national team. According to brila.net, the Former Arsenal, Inter Milan, Ajax, and Portsmouth star noted that R0hr should be supported for what he’s doing with the team at the moment. “Has he done well? Yes, he qualified the country to a world cup, if you see his records he did not lose any game during the world cup qualifiers proper, yes we didn’t go past…