SCORENigeria can reveal today that coach Salisu Yusuf is set to return as assistant to Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, which will gather momentum in September when the second round gets underway.
Yusuf was Rohr’s No 2 when the Eagles qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and he also led the country to the final of the 2017 CHAN in Morocco.
However, the former Kano Pillars coach was banned after he received cash from undercover journalists posing as agents.
He has since served out his ban and he is now coach of Enugu Rangers after his contract with the NFF ran out.
SCORENigeria learnt that his employers have stood by him and insisted he is the best man to help Rohr get the Super Eagles through to the World Cup in Qatar.
The main stumbling block to his return has been a top official, who was behind the appointment of former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo as Rohr’s new assistant.
However, an official informed SCORENigeria that the top official has since given his approval for Salisu’s return.
Yobo was not part of the Eagles for the recent friendlies against Cameroon in Austria and his name was not even mentioned as regards the team of NPFL stars who will fly the country’s flag against Mexico on Friday in Los Angeles.
A source said he did not enjoy a great working relationship with his boss Rohr, who also insisted Yobo do his coaching badges.
