2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Salisu Yusuf Set To Return As Eagles Assistant Coach

2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Salisu Yusuf Set To Return As Eagles Assistant Coach By Our Reporter Rangers International head coach, Salisu Yusuf is set to return as assistant to Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, which commences in September, BSNSports.com.ng can report. Yusuf was Rohr’s assistant when the Eagles qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and had also led the country to the final of the 2018 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) in Morocco. However, the former Kano Pillars coach was banned after he was seen in a video receiving cashh from undercover journalists posing as agents. He has since served out his ban and seconded by the NFF as coach of Enugu Rangers after his contract with the Federation ran out. Meanwhile, his employers have stood by him and insisted he is the best man to help Rohr get the Super Eagles through to the World Cup in Qatar. According to ScoreNigeria, the main stumbling block to his return has been a top official, who was behind the appointment of former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo as Rohr’s new assistant. However, an official informed SCORENigeria that the top official has since given his approval for Salisu’s return. Yobo was not part of the Eagles for the recent friendlies against Cameroon in Austria and his name was not even mentioned as regards the team of NPFL stars who will fly the country’s flag against Mexico on Saturday in Los Angeles. A source said he did not enjoy a great working relationship with his boss Rohr, who also insisted Yobo do his coaching badges. - ScoreNigeria