Vogts quits Nigeria

Berti Vogts has quit as Nigeria national team coach with immediate effect, the German Football Federation said yesterday. The 61-year-old, who guided Germany to victory in the 1996 European Championship, had been heavily criticised in Nigeria following...

Berti Vogts has quit as Nigeria national team coach with immediate effect, the German Football Federation said yesterday.

The 61-year-old, who guided Germany to victory in the 1996 European Championship, had been heavily criticised in Nigeria following their African Nations Cup quarter-final defeat to hosts Ghana.

In a statement reported by German sports news agency SID, Vogts criticised the Nigerian FA for their lack of support for his training team in the face of heavy attacks in the Nigerian media.

"The actions and behaviour of the Nigerian FA during and after the African Nations Cup have destroyed all trust between the two parties and further co-operation is impossible," Vogts' lawyer Stefan von Moers said.

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