Nigeria’s longest-serving manager having taken charge in August 2016, Rohr lost his job as Super Eagles coach in December just four weeks before the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Cameroon.
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It said this came after discussions with the Government of Cameroon and the competition’s Local Organising Committee.
Simon enjoyed a spectacular January in Cameroon, where he helped the Super Eagles record three wins in four matches at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
The team of players and officials returned via a chartered flight from Garoua, Cameroon, where they played four matches.
The hosts had to struggle in spite of playing against a side with an outfield player in goal, and who also were reduced to 10 men just after seven minutes of play.
Title favourites Nigeria crashed out of the AFCON on Sunday in Cameroon after a 0-1 loss to the Carthage of Tunisia.
Among the teams that scaled through the group phase hurdles was Nigeria’s Super Eagles, which won all three matches.
Eguavoen said this after the 2-0 bashing of the Wild Dogs of Guinea-Bissau by the Super Eagles in Cameroon on Wednesday.
Awoniyi told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Garoua after the team’s training that the team was raring to go.
The committee met late on Thursday to deliberate on the Group F match on Wednesday, which ended 1-0 in favour of Mali.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that all 27 players in camp took part in a 90-minute recovery training session on Wednesday.
The 33rd Cup of Nations was postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The national teams tournament is due to kick-off on Sunday and run through to February 6, after multiple postponements.
Vincent Aboubakar will captain the Indomitable Lions, who last won the tournament in 2017 and are bidding for their sixth continental crown.
The newly-recruited players are from Sierra Leone in origin but had played at youth level for the countries of their birth.
The new official match ball was named “Toghu” after the traditional outfit that is very popular in Cameroon.
The matches are to be played from Wednesday to Saturday.
At lunchtime on Tuesday, 23 players had arrived at the magnificent Eko Hotel & Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos, where the three-time African champions are ensconced ahead of the big duels.
Rohr has faced scrutiny following a run of four games without a win and more criticism followed after the Super Eagles let a 4-0 lead slip at home as Sierra Leone fought back to draw 4-4 in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation in a statement on Monday said the team arrived in the afternoon from Benin City.