Former Super Eagles coach to become new handler of Benin national team

The Squirrels have been with no substantive handler since sacking Frenchman Michel Dussuyer from the position in 2021

Former Tremendous Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is about to change into the technical adviser of the Benin nationwide soccer crew.

Based on German publications Mannheimer Morgen (through Berliner-Zeitung), Gernot Rohr will fly to the Benin Republic within the coming week to barter and signal a contract.

After looking for a head coach, the Benin Soccer Federation reportedly selected Rohr due to his respectable work with Nigeria’s nationwide crew.

Rohr recorded 35 wins and 16 attracts in 64 video games whereas on the Nigerian technical bench for 5 years earlier than he was sacked in December 2021.

The German tactician is the longest-serving supervisor within the nation’s historical past, serving to the three-time African champions declare the bronze medal on the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

He was the fifth German coach to steer the Nigerian nationwide crew after Karl-Heinz Marotzke, Gottlieb Göller, Manfred Höner, and Berti Vogts.

Earlier than taking over the Nigerian job, Rohr beforehand managed Burkina Faso, Niger, and Gabon.

If the settlement with Benin sails via, Rohr will take over from Moussa Latoundji, who had been the crew’s caretaker coach since Frenchman Michel Dussuyer was sacked after Benin didn’t qualify for the 2021 AFCON and 2022 World Cup.

Rohr’s quick goal as Benin coach can be to information the Squirrels to the finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

It might be a troublesome one because the tiny West African nation sits backside of Group L after dropping their opening two video games towards Senegal and Mozambique.

Final 12 months, Gernot Rohr was closely linked to the top coach position of the Mali nationwide soccer crew, however the Eagles selected Éric Chelle as a substitute.