LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the Elephants of Ivory Coast and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, scheduled for Austria. Five other players have been put on standby, according to a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday. The…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Coach Gernot Rohr said he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations triumph. Rohr, 66, has extended his stay in Nigeria till 2022 after he agreed to a pay cut in the local currency and reside in the…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr says it will be difficult for Odion Ighalo to return to the national team despite playing for English giants Manchester United. Ighalo called it quits with the national team after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, where he emerged as tournament’s top scorer as Nigeria…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr, has finalized his list for this month’s doubleheader Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone as the team bids to become the first country asides host Cameroon to reach the competition next year. The Franco-German, who said his list would be out three weeks before the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has hinted of his move to persuade Odion Ighalo back to the national team for a third spell following the transfer of of the Shanghai Shenhua of China to Manchester United on a transfer date deadline. Rohr expressed excitement over the move which he described as “good…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles Manager Gernot Rohr has expressed profound concerns regarding how his welfare is being handled by his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), saying he is getting tired of begging to get the payment of his salary The German said he had enjoyed the three year he has spent as national…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has strongly denied allegations that he cajoled his squad members, into signing contracts with a France-based agent simply known as ‘Mr. William’, in exchange for a regular place in the national team. SportingLife claims that William is acting as a front for Rohr, who…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first choice goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria Francis Uzoho is out of the Super Eagles of Nigeria AFCON 2020 Qualifiers games set to begin next month, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Uzoho went off injured yesterday during the Super Eagles 1-1 friendly game against Brazil and scans indicate that…