Rohr: Why NPFL Players Have Not Been Part Of my plans

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, has sensationally revealed why the players from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) have not been featuring in his plans.

Last month, NFF President, Amaju Pinnick recently said that Rohr’s contract will only be renewed if he gives local league players more playing time in the senior national team.

“They need to be consistent and show me that they  are good enough to compete with the players already in
the team else it will be difficult as I won’t just invite  a player to the team for just the cause,” Rohr revealed.

“We must try to find a perfect balance to ensure that we  have the right blend and strength for every game. We
invited one player recently for the game against Benin  and Lesotho and hopefully, he maintains his form and also we are scouting for players who will add quality.”

Rohr took over the Super Eagles in August 2016 on a two- year contract which was renewed for another two years in January 2018. He took over a team that had failed to  qualify for two consecutive AFCON tournaments and led
them to two major tournaments (Russia 2018 and 2019  AFCON) with a game to spare.

He began his 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying  campaign on a winning note, beating the Squirrels of
Benin and Crocodile of Lesotho respectively.

However, despite all these achievements, he has been  criticized for not inviting more NPFL players to the
Super Eagles.

But Rohr told Footballlive that he only consider players  that are hungry and determined to make a difference in
the team.

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The 66-year-old has not seen eye to eye with the top  brass of the NFF in recent weeks. He has complained about
several issues including delays in payment of his  salaries. Rohr has managed 38 games in charge of the
Super Eagles with 21 wins, seven draws and 10 losses.