By Akinwale Kasali
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has, for the second time, appointed former Super Eagles Player, Augustine Eguavoen as the Interim Coach of the Super Eagles following the resignation of Portuguese tactician, Jose Peseiro.
Peseiro’s contract with the NFF had expired on Thursday, February 28, 2024, and there were reports that NFF was negotiating a new contract with the former Porto manager, but he opted to quit, two weeks after he led the Super Eagles to a second place finish at the African Cup of Nations championship in Côte d’Ivoire.
58-Year Old Eguavoen was appointed as Interim Coach of the Super Eagles and led the Team to a Round of 16 exit from the 2021 African Cup of Nations Championship in Cameroon.
He had replaced former Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr after the German was sacked by the NFF.
It would be recalled that Eguavoen failed to guide the Super Eagles to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Tournament in Qatar as the Super Eagles lost to the Black Stars of Ghana on an away goal after the team played a 0-0 draw in Kumasi and forcing a 1-1 draw at the Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
At AFCON 2006, Eguavoen led the Super Eagles to a Bronze Medal finish, and became the first Coach to have a 100 percent record for Nigeria at the AFCON Tournament Group Stage.
