By Amaechi Agbo

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has said that it reached a compromise with the coach of Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr before they arrived at a conclusion concerning his extended contract with the team, Bestchoicesports.com.ng reports

Speaking with journalists on Monday, NFF President said that the federation decided to continue working with the German coach because “he has earned it.”

Explaining why the federation continued with the German coach despite different views, Pinnick said he was proud of the squad the country has under Rohr noting that it was important that the country continued with him.

“We are of the view and conviction that Mr. Gernot Rohr deserves to continue the job he is doing with the Super Eagles. I believe he has earned it. He had a right of first refusal so it was not a problem. We included a few other things in his contract but at the end of the day, we were able to come to an agreement.

“Presently, I am proud of the squad that we have. Without gainsaying, we have good players competing for every department on the field in the Super Eagles squad. It is exciting and we believe the team is on to a good thing. It is important that we work with him to nurture together a team that we can all be proud of,” he said.