There were reports making the rounds yesterday that Super Eagles' technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, rejected a three-bedroom
apartment that was offered to him in Jabi, Abuja, by the Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF). Rohr reportedly said it was too big for him
and insisted on a smaller apartment.
However, according to thenff.com,
the Franco-German coach has reacted to the news, 'expressing
displeasure at the way people are using his openness and easy
accessibility to quote him out of context and attempt to derail him from
the core assignment he has at hand.'
“I never rejected any apartment. I might have spoken to a
few people who I believed to be genuinely interested in me, saying that
the apartment was very big and I joked that I might get lost inside it
when I start to live there, but I never rejected it. When the Federation
engaged me, and told me I had to live in Nigeria, I agreed to it
because I believed that my base has to be in the country where I work. I
did the same in Niger, Burkina Faso and Gabon, and I do not see it any
differently in Nigeria. ” Rohr said.
“The Federation moved to rent an apartment for me, and this
is a good gesture that shows their commitment. If I have issues with
it, it should be done directly through the Federation and not on the
pages of the media.”
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