‘I’ll handle S/Eagles better than Rohr’ – Former Abia governor

Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia state, says he will handle the Super Eagles better than present coach, Gernot Rohr.

This follows the disappointing 1-1 draw the team played with Blue Sharks of Cape Verde on Tuesday.

Speaking with newsmen, Kalu said the coach was as good as his last game, and that Rohr for not having any tactics in the match, ought to be sacked.

“Gernot Rohr is not a motivator to the players because he has nothing to offer; I can even motivate the players more than him because I’m a super motivator of my players. He is not a coach; I don’t see anything good in him; he has no stamina, no strategy, he doesn’t play any system and his team doesn’t excite me,” he said.

He made a case for an indigenous coach for the Super Eagles, noting that a Nigerian coach would give his all – if he is well renumerated.

“Where the coach comes from doesn’t matter. We have a lot of Nigeria coaches whom if you pay them what is due to them, they will do the job well. We have a lot of coaches both locally and international, and I’m sure NFF President Amaju Pinnick knows these people. If he is in doubt, he should consult me and I will tell him some names of coaches he can approach, whether local or international. If you ask me, I will prefer a Nigerian to coach the Super Eagles, but he should be paid well and given a schedule of international standard to operate,” Kalu added.

On Thursday the African Pillar of Sports revealed he refused to employ Rohr as Enyimba coach in 2003 when he was the governor of Abia, because he did not possess the qualities of a coach.

Source/ NAN