Pinnick Reveals Reason Rohr Was Sacked

Pinnick Reveals Reason Rohr Was Sacked Sampson Adedeji Barely 24 hours after the official termination of the contract of Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, president of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has revealed the reason he was sacked, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Rohr was shown the exit door on Sunday by the football body after spending 5 years in charge of the team. Pinnick said on Sunrise Sports on Channels television on Monday that they sacked Rohr to avert the disaster that is waiting to happen. "It wasn’t an individual decision; it was a collective decision from the committee. We didn’t want a disaster to happen before taking the decision," he said. Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Eguavoen was drafted to replace Gernot Rohr in the interimNigeria's Super Eagles next competitive game will be against Egypt at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.