Nigeria’s preparation for their 2018 World Cup
qualifier against Zambia on October 9 is in
disarray, after it emerged that coach Gernot
Rohr is stranded in Germany.
This is after the Nigeria Football Federation
(NFF), asked Rohr and the foreign-based playes
in the team, to buy their flight tickets and get a
refund.
It is understood that this order was sent late,
catching most of the players off guard. Several
players were to arrive on Saturday, but because
of this mix-up, it is uncertain when they will
report to the Abuja camp.
“Rohr is still in Germany after it was first agreed
he will be sent his ticket before he was then
asked to buy it and get a refund on arrival,” a
source informed AfricanFootball.com
“The players have also been caught off guard by
this order to buy their tickets.”
The players are also angry with NFF officials,
after they were told to travel on only economy
class. Apart from that, they have reportedly not
been refunded for tickets they bought to fly
down for last month’s 2017 AFCON qualifier
against Tanzania.
The federation had earlier denied that it was
unable to fly the Super Eagles to Ndola for the
match