Interim Super Eagles coach Augustine Eguavoen has announced his resignation following the match against Rwanda in Kigali on Tuesday.
Speaking to OwnGoalNigeria at Kigali Airport, Eguavoen explained that his role was to manage the team through the qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. With these games completed, his mandate has come to an end.
Eguavoen expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance, saying, “I was given the responsibility to handle these two games, and I am very pleased with the boys. I also want to extend my gratitude to the NFF leadership and all the players for their support, discipline, and hard work.”
“It ends today, which is the two games mandate. I can’t talk about Libya, because I haven’t been told but I can talk about it a little bit in case we have another coach, we can talk about it.”
He, however, noted that if another coach is appointed by the Nigeria Football Federation, he would be available to offer tactical advice on how to overcome the Eagles’ next opponent, Libya.
“I want to be closer to the team as it should be and I can give inside story and inside information that we need to be able to overcome Libya. No team is a pushover anymore but with this spirit that these boys have exhibited and from what I have seen, we have a very bright future,” Eguavoen stated.
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The Eagles played an unconvincing 0-0 draw against the Amavubi of Rwanda in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Tuesday.
Eguavoen’s side, which beat Benin Republic 3-0 on Saturday, was left frustrated by their profligacy and the brilliance of the Rwandan goalkeeper, Fiacre Ntwari.
Eguavoen made one change, with Fisayo Dele-Basiru starting in place of Alex Iwobi.
Up front, Victor Boniface retained his place, with super-sub against Benin, Victor Osimhen, starting again from the bench.
In a statement released on Friday, August 30, 2024, the NFF announced the appointment of Augustine Eguavoen as the Super Eagles’ interim coach. This decision came after the federation was unable to finalize a contract with German coach Bruno Labbadia, due to stringent German tax regulations.