Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has hinted that Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr could lose his job following recent results.
The Super Eagles were only able to get two draws in back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone, who are considered vastly inferior to the Nigerian side.
In the first of the two draws, the Eagles took a 4-0 lead before the Leone Stars pulled level to cause the biggest shock in African football in recent years.
In the second one on Tuesday, the Super Eagles could not break down the Leone Stars in Freetown and had to settle for 0-0.
Dare, who received widespread criticism for participating in the Super Eagles training session on the eve of Friday’s fixture in Benin City, is now threatening to ‘do the needful’ about Rohr, while questioning the German’s competence.
“The performance of the Super Eagles from their last two matches calls to question the suitability and competences of Technical Adviser, Rohr,” Dare tweeted on Wednesday.
“Nigerian football deserves better. The needful will be done. Apologies to all football lovers.”
Rohr was on the verge of losing his job earlier in 2020 but his contract was eventually renewed and he was given a two-year deal.
The Nigeria Football Federation are the employers of Rohr but the football body is supervised by the sports ministry and if the minister wants the coach sacked, there is little the NFF can do about it.
Although the two draws against the Leone Stars were underwhelming results for Nigeria, the Super Eagles are still on top of Group L of the 2022 AFCON qualifiers.
They have eight points from four matches, one point better off that neighbours Benin Republic who are in second place.
Sierra Leone have three points, while Lesotho are the bottom team with two points. Two teams will qualify for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon from the group.
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