Rohr wants increased bonus for Eagles
Super Eagles chief coach Gernot Rohr has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to increase the match bonuses of the team just as the team gets set to resume the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in August.
The 63 year old German made the plea during a press parley at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos emphasizing that a bigger bonus will encourage the players to do more on the pitch.
The Super Eagles are currently on $5000 for every win during the qualifiers but Rohr wants a review of that amount.
Rohr called on the NFF to look into the increasing the team’s bonuses as a way of rewarding the effort of the players.
“The World Cup is a project that is achievable and Nigeria has the players that can do the job,” Rohr said.
“Cameroun and Algeria won’t be easy but the challenge of taking Nigeria to the World Cup and the players making their first appearance is strong enough to see the country through,” he added.
Nigeria led Group B with six points after two match days and will host Cameroun in Uyo when the qualifiers restart.
A win for Nigeria will take the team to nine points, four points from her nearest rivals irrespective of the game between Zambia and Algeria who are the other teams in the group.
