Former Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, has signed a three-year deal with the Benin Football Association, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered.
According to Punch Sports Extra reports, Rohr takes over from Moussa Latoundji, who had been the team’s caretaker coach since Frenchman Michel Dussuyer was sacked after the Squirrels failed to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Benin Republic becomes the fifth African team the Franco-German will coach after Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso and Nigeria.
Speaking of Punch Extra, Rohr said: “I signed a three-year contract with the Beninese Football Association,” Rohr told Punch Sports Extra.
“It’s an interesting mission to rebuild a team (the Squirrels) with younger players.”
He will be in charge of the Squirrels group F qualifier clash with Rwanda in Cotonou next month.
“I will be in Cotonou soon to prepare the next match against Rwanda.
“It’s a real challenge that I have accepted. We have to try and get something to revive the team.”
Benin are currently bottom of Group L after two defeats in their opening two games. Senegal leads the group with six points, while Mozambique occupies second spot with four points. Rwanda are third with one point.
Rohr recorded 35 wins and 16 draws in 64 games while on the Nigerian technical bench for five years, before he was sacked in December 2021.
The German tactician is the longest-serving manager in the country’s history, helping the three-time African champions claim the bronze medal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
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