Former Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is one of three candidates shortlisted for the Mali national team coaching vacancy. The other two contenders are former Mali international Eric Chelle and German Winfried Schafer. As Mali prepares for the AFCON 2023 qualifiers, Rohr is considered the favorite for the position. Gernot Rohr, a German coach, has revealed that he is among the candidates for the position of head coach of Mali’s national team, known as the Eagles.
Mali fired former coach Mohamed Magassouba after failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and they are now in desperate need of a replacement ahead of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers.
Mali is in Group G with Congo, Gambia, and South Sudan, and the Malian football association (Fémafoot) believes they are in a difficult situation, necessitating the hiring of a new coach. According to reports on Soccernet.ng and Ghanasoccernet.com, Rohr is the frontrunner for the post, ahead of 44-year-old former Mali international Eric Chelle and 62-year-old ex-Benin Republic coach Michel Dussuyer.
“Yes, they (Mali) approached me,” Rohr confirmed.
It’s a good team that received a terrible CAN and is now out of the World Cup. “I saw both of Tunisia’s play-offs; they could have qualified.”
They have a lot of talented players on their side, and it’s a fun one to watch. Fémafoot’s decision is likely in the following days.”
After a sequence of bad performances in World Cup qualifiers, the NFF fired Rohr, who had been in command of the Super Eagles for five years. In December 2021, Rohr was replaced by Augustine Eguavoen, a former Nigerian defender who led the Super Eagles to the AFCON second round but failed to qualify Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup. Following his dismissal, Rohr is now seeking $1 million in compensation from the NFF. Gernot Rohr qualified the Super Eagles for the 2018 World Cup and also won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal.
Gernot Rohr, the former coach of the Nigerian national team, is one of three candidates shortlisted for the Mali national team coaching post. German Winfried Schafer and former Mali international Eric Chelle are the other two applicants for the post. As Mali prepares for the AFCON 2023 qualifiers, Rohr is considered the favorite for the position. Gernot Rohr, a German coach, has revealed that he is among the candidates for the position of head coach of Mali’s national team, known as the Eagles.
Mali fired former coach Mohamed Magassouba after failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and they are now in desperate need of a replacement ahead of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers.
Gernot Rohr, the former coach of the Nigerian national team, is one of three candidates shortlisted for the Mali national team coaching post. German Winfried Schafer and former Mali international Eric Chelle are the other two applicants for the post. As Mali prepares for the AFCON 2023 qualifiers, Rohr is considered the favorite for the position. Gernot Rohr, a German coach, has revealed that he is among the candidates for the position of head coach of Mali’s national team, known as the Eagles.
“Yes, they (Mali) approached me,” Rohr confirmed. It’s a good team that received a terrible CAN and is now out of the World Cup. “They have really talented players; it’s an exciting team,” I said after seeing the two play-offs against Tunisia. Fémafoot’s decision is likely in the following days.”
After a sequence of bad performances in World Cup qualifiers, the NFF fired Rohr, who had been in command of the Super Eagles for five years. In December 2021, Rohr was replaced by Augustine Eguavoen, a former Nigerian defender who led the Super Eagles to the AFCON second round but failed to qualify Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup.
Following his dismissal, Rohr is now seeking $1 million in compensation from the NFF. Gernot Rohr qualified the Super Eagles for the 2018 World Cup and also won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal.
