Gernot Rohr has said he is excited with a new two-year contract offered him by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), describing it as a great challenge.
He also said the contract extension means a vote of confidence and continuity for the Super Eagles.
Franco-German coach Rohr, 64, qualified Nigeria for next year’s World Cup undefeated.He signed an initial two-year contract with Nigeria in August 2016.
“To me, new contract means confidence and continuity,” Rohr stated.
“It is a great challenge also in a big country like Nigeria”.
“We have to do more”.
“We had the youngest team to qualify for the World Cup and I want us to make more progress.”
Rohr has previously handled Gabon, Niger and Burkina Faso after working with several European clubs including Bordeaux and OGC Nice.
