Analyzing NFF’s choice: Is Augustine Eguavoen the next Super Eagles coach after Jose Peseiro’s exit?

Jose Peseiro oversaw 22 games while in command of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, winning 11, drawing four, and losing seven of them

The Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Augustine Eguavoen, has stepped in as the interim coach of the Nigerian national team, as reported by Soccernet.ng.

Yesterday, José Peseiro, who led the Super Eagles of Nigeria to the final of the just-concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, bid farewell to the team as his contract expired.

Without the official announcement of Eguavoen’s takeover by the NFF or the Super Eagles, it is safe to report that it is the norm for the Technical Director of a football federation to take over the role of an interim coach until a permanent coach is appointed.

However, since the NFF has not made an official announcement about the new event, the 58-year-old will stand in, and he is likely to lead the team to their upcoming friendly clash against El Salvador later this month.

What happened to Peseiro’s deal?

Peseiro took over the Super Eagles job 22 months ago after an agreed $70,000 deal was sealed with the Nigerian Football body.

Meanwhile, a pay cut of $50,000 was tabled before him for the subpar performance of his team, which he agreed to before the 2023 AFCON tournament.

Having achieved what we can call a good result as his team came runners-up in the tournament, Peseiro expects a better deal, but the offer tabled is still the $50,000 which had reportedly led to his exit from the team.

Who is the Super Eagles next coach?

There have been names mentioned as the next coach of the Super Eagles, with Emmanuel Amuneke strongly on everyone’s lips as the next coach. Samson Siasia as well as Finidi George are not left out of the list as well.

Meanwhile, there have been reports in the Nigerian Football community that the NFF will likely not go for a foreign coach as they cannot afford one. But, there is a high possibility that the next coach will be a local coach.

As it stands, Eguavoen is slated to step in until a name is decided, and he is reportedly set to be assisted by Finidi George who assisted José Peseiro for over 22 months.

Ayomide Oguntimehin

Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories. Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work. With a Bachelor's degree in English Language from Adeyemi College of Education and a Master's Degree in School Library and Media Technology from the University of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel in the field.

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  • Get in AMUNEKE as soon as possible! assisted by the capable finidi and siasia... let amuneke select his other crew alone without imposement! we can start grooming siasia and finidi as assistants firstly before they will be fit and trusted lieutenants to be the super Eagle in neatest future. without a plan you will fail... Amuneke plays beautiful football, we all love siasia beautiful football too. finidi is very capable too... but can Nff ever think right? these officials stupidity in decisions are at alarming rate.. incompetent Nff... they'll always recircle failure and be expectant of a different results...

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