Wenger recommended Rohr after NFF President Amaju Pinnick consulted him while searching for a manager for the Eagles. The President of Nigeria’s Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has related how the NFF sought out and consulted Arsene Wenger while the body was on the hunt for a new head coach for the Super Eagles.Pinnick shared this story with members of the media and guests at the launch of the *1945# shortcode and the campaign which will follow Nigeria’s preparation and participation in the World Cup.During his address, the NFF President shared a detailed time-based account of the circumstances that inspired the search, political considerations and how Arsene Wenger and other experienced managers referred German Gernot Rohr for the job.“And as head of the federation, we always want to take responsibility, we don’t want to apportion blame. We don’t want to tell the world that Chad pulled out the last meeting, that a country, that won the AFCON back-to-back, are even more eager.
