AFCON: I Am Not In a Hurry. Third Place and Growth Is Our Focus For Now- Gernot Rohr

The coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr has expressed his opinion that he is not in a hurry to make a decision concerning his future as the manager of the Super Eagles. This came after the heavy blow defeat at the semifinal which the Super Eagles suffered in the hands of the Desert Foxes.

A lot of people would have thought that Rohr’s next plan would be an exit since he couldn’t deliver with the Super Eagles. The German tactician still has a year left on his current deal. He has spoken that he would wait till after the third-place match against Tunisia on Wednesday before talking about his future with the Super Eagles.

"There is no hurry because we want to finish third now. We will take a look at my overall results after the third place match," Rohr told BBC Sport. "I'm still under contract for another year, so we will see what is decided together. "There are positives for us to look at on this journey, but after this final game we can think and then talk about the future." The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have put their weight behind Rohr to remain coach of the Nigerian team. Rohr's future has been under speculation for some time despite leading the three-time African champions to their first AFCON tournament since 2013.

According to Legit.ng, he expressed that his focus is on the progress of the Super Eagles and the  team’s preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

"The team is already on a good level. After the World Cup, we tried to rejuvenate the team," he added. "When you're playing in the semi-final of this big tournament you are already at a very good level. "I also want to see the players who couldn't play in this tournament yet, to finally have a team where everybody played." Rohr took charge the Nigerian national team in August 2016 and qualified the Super Eagles to the 2018 World Cup in Russia where they failed to make it past the group stage.