ABUJA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The issue of contract extension for Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr lies with the Nigeria's soccer ruling body, said Sunday Dare, the country's sports minister on Wednesday.
The minister gave the clarification on Wednesday at a brief meeting with the German tactician in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.
Rohr's current contract expires in June 2020 which will fall to the middle of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
Dare told the coach that the ministry would continue to give him all the necessary support as the federation finalizes its meeting on the contract talks.
"The issue of contract will be best handled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), I understand the need to work the fine lines," he added.
"I understand there is a contractual arrangement with the NFF, I will allow the NFF to work through its process," the minister said.
Dare charged the coach not to be distracted but intensify efforts to take Nigerian football to the pinnacle.
Nigeria currently top group L of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers with six maximum points ahead of Benin Republic, Sierra Leone and Lesotho.
