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'Sandra's always wanted to live in Nigeria!': Harry Redknapp laughs off claims he could have taken over as Super Eagles manager before Gernot Rohr signed a new deal to stay on

Harry Redknapp has laughed off speculation he could have taken over as Nigeria boss.

The former Tottenham and Portsmouth manager was rumoured to have been the lined up by Nigeria's national ministry to replace Gernot Rohr.

However, on Tuesday, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) confirmed that Rohr had reached an agreement to continue in his role in charge of the three-time African champions.

Harry Redknapp (pictured with wife Sandra) was linked with a shock return to management

Addressing the claims on talkSPORT, Redknapp joked: 'Yeah, well I spoke to Sandra and she's always wanted to live in Nigeria.