Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has rejected claims that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) selects players for him, stating that nobody can dictate to him on who he picks for national duty.
Rohr has been accused by NFF president Amaju Pinnick of not introducing more Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) players into the national team, while Nosa Igiebor who hasn’t been called up to the squad recently, alleged that he wasn’t called by Rohr because he doesn’t play in a top league.
Rohr, however, has dismissed both reports saying he only selects players on merit after consultation with his assistants.
He said “It is not a part of my contract to take players who are not so good. I can choose my players myself. It is the most important [thing]. So, nobody can tell me ‘You have to pick this one or that one. I can take the best players and I don’t do it alone. We have a team and our staff. I have my assistant, I have my analyzer. Each Monday we have our meetings and we speak about the games played at the weekend and what our players did. We have to take the best ones no matter where they are coming from.”