The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has expressed displeasure with the recent performances of the Super Eagles under technical adviser, Gernot Rohr.
He questioned the competence of the German coach following the Super Eagles faint-hearted performance in the 2021 AFCON double header against Sierra Leone.
The Eagles had given up their 4-0 lead to draw 4-4 against the Leone Stars in Benin and played out a goalless draw on Tuesday at the Siaka Stevens Stadium against their host.
Mr Dare tweeted on Wednesday: “The performance of the Super Eagles from their last two matches calls to question the suitability and competences of Technical Adviser, Rohr. Nigerian football deserves better. The needful will be done. Apologies to all football lovers.”
However, Rohr remains upbeat about qualification for the AFCON, adding that the team will seal its slot at the tournament set to hold in Cameroun in 2022.
Speaking after the 0-0 draw against Sierra Leone on Tuesday, Rohr said: “It is long time since we had a goalless defence and we wanted to be solid especially after what happened in the second half in the first leg. I am happy for our goalkeeper who showed everybody that he is a good one. We have a young team, it was a shock the other day and after the injury of Victor Osimhen everybody was afraid and today they wanted to fight for him and they did it.”
However, the former Bayern Munich defender takes solace in the fact that, “Despite the draw we are still on top of our group and we have to play two more games against Benin Republic and Lesotho. Although it is not official but we are very close now to qualification.”
