Super Eagles star, Kelechi Iheanacho, has revealed that he
and his teammates were gutted with the sack of former Nigeria coach, Gernot
Rohr.
The Leicester City forward said this following Nigeria’s
2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, 1-0 victory against Egypt on Tuesday.
Recall that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) recently
sacked Gernot Rohr and appointed Jose Peseiro as the new permanent handler of
the Super Eagles.
Interim Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen will hand over
to Peseiro after the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.
Speaking after Nigeria defeated Egypt, Iheanacho, who won
the man of the match award, said this at the post-match conference as per
Victor Modo: “We were really gutted that the former coach [Gernot Rohr] left,
and we got a new manager.
“But as professionals, we need to always be focused on our
games. We are not going to get distracted, and hopefully, he is going to find a
place to move forward in his coaching career.”
Iheanacho, who scored the only goal of the match against
Egypt, will hope to lead Nigeria to victory when they take on Sudan in their
next game this weekend.
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