NIAMEY — Niger's soccer federation has appointed Gernot Rohr as the new national team coach and the German will take the reins for the first time Sunday when they meet Guinea away in an African Nations Cup qualifier. Rohr, who replaces Frenchman Rolland Courbis, coached co-host Gabon at the Nations Cup finals earlier this year but when they were eliminated in the quarterfinals his contract was not renewed. The 59-year-old Rohr played at Bayern Munich and Girondins Bordeaux, and then coached Bordeaux when they lost to Bayern in the 1996 UEFA Cup final. The Niger Football Federation did not release any details of his contract terms. — AP
