Gernot Rohr, the new coach for Super Eagles has denied claims that he rejected the accommodation given to him by the Nigeria Football Federation.
Rohr, who managed the senior national team for the first time in a 1-0 home win against Tanzania two weeks ago also warned against twisting his statements out of context in the statement published on the website of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
“I never rejected any apartment,” he said. “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 added in a statement.
“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.”
