Jo Bonfrère might well additionally attach a shock return to the Gigantic Eagles after he formally submitted his application to the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF).
This became as soon as printed by the Eagles’ aged media officer, Colin Udoh.
Udoh additionally claimed contemporary handler, Gernot Rohr, is end to being fired by the NFF.
Rohr’s job has arrive under scrutiny following a string of awful performances and outcomes by the national team.
The NFF is on the 2nd negotiating a pay-off with the German tactician, whereas they interview potential candidates.
“The NFF is on the 2nd within the formulation of paying off contemporary coach Gernot Rohr to cease his contract whereas interviewing candidates for the job,” Udoh tweeted.
Bonfrere is aware of the Gigantic Eagles, having served as the team’s coach on two instances and as an assistant in one other stint.
He served as Gigantic Eagles assistant coach under Clemence Westerhof on the 1994 World Cup before leading the Dream Team to the gold medal within the soccer tournament of the Atlanta 1996 Olympics.
He left his characteristic after the Olympics however returned in 1999 to handbook Nigeria to a 2nd-set lift out on the 2000 Africa Cup of Countries.
