Bonfere Jo Applies For S’Eagles Coach

Jo Bonfrère has formally submitted his application to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and joined the race to replace Gernot Rohr.
The Dutchman application was confirmed by Tidesports source.
Rohr’s exit is likely to be confirmed in the next few days and the Nigeria Football Federation is already shopping for his replacement.
Rohr’s job has come under scrutiny following a string of poor performances and results by the national team.
Bonfrere is a well-known name in Nigeria, having led Nigeria to the Olympics goal medal in Atalanta 96.
He also worked as Super Eagles assistant coach under Clemence Westerhof at the 1994 World Cup and returned as the Chief coach in 1999.
He led Nigeria to the final of the 2000 African Cup of Nations but was fired after a poor start to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Meanwhile, Gernot Rohr has formally requested to the Nigeria Football Federation to be paid his bonus for qualifying for the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon as well as to remind his employers he has yet to be paid for the last four months.
Rohr is asking for a bonus of $60,000 as stated in his contract, which runs out December 2022.
The contract also allows for Rohr to be paid another bonus were he to qualify the Super Eagles to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
It is the worst kept secret in Nigeria football that at a time, Rohr was not paid for eight months until the sponsors cleared about half of these outstanding salaries.
His current contract stipulates he is paid in the local currency Naira and reports have suggested he has often encountered difficulties converting his entitlements to Euros and shipping them to Europe, where he resides.
He is on a monthly salary of $45,000 (about N25million).