Nigeria Football

Nosa Igiebor explains Rohr snub 

Super Eagles midfielder Nosa Igiebor has explained the reason he failed to get call ups into the Super Eagles of Nigeria while admitting Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr snub. 

Igiebor fell out with the German tactician in the early days of the

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after the player told Brila FM,

that he was unfairly confined to the bench and ‘overlooked for

less quality players.’

In a recent interview with the same radio station, Igiebor revealed

the finer details of the innocuous conversation with Rohr that

may have tipped his International career over the edge.

The former Real Betis man said he approached the German

tactician to inquire why he’s not getting game time and what he

needed to work on.
“This is the standard in Europe when you’re not playing at your

club. You approach the Gaffer, ask for game time or at least

what you need to improve on.”

“Our Coach is European so, I thought he could relate. It actually

shows I’m interested in playing for the national team rather than

just sit on the bench.

“His response to my request was that he needed players who

played in the big leagues and had that European experience.

“But, I played in Spain for Betis; I’ve played in the Champions

League and Europa League.

“Instead he took it further and went to the press to say some

players were only interested in collecting match bonuses,” the

27-year-old stressed.

Currently, the midfielder plays his club football with Vancouver

Whitecaps in the MLS.

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