Gernot Rohr has revealed he is in contact with the Mali
football federation (Fémafoot) to take charge of their national team, the
Eagles.
The role has been vacant since last month, after Mohamed
Magassouba was fired following Mali’s failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA
World Cup.
The Eagles lost out to Tunisia for a place in Qatar.
With the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches to
begin in just over a month, Mali are in the hunt for a new head coach.
They are drawn into Group G to play Congo, Gambia, and South
Sudan.
Rohr is the favourite to get the job ahead of 44-year-old
former Mali international Eric Chelle, and ex-Benin Republic handler Michel
Dussuyer, 62.
“Yes, they (Mali) contacted me indeed.
“It’s a good team, which made an unfortunate CAN and which
is also eliminated from the World Cup. I saw the two play-offs against Tunisia;
they could have qualified.
“They have very good players; it’s an interesting team. The
verdict of Fémafoot is expected in the coming days,” Rohr said, speaking on
Europe 1 TV.
Rohr’s last job was as head coach of Nigeria. The German was
sacked last December ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
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