On 12 December 2021, Eguavoen was appointed manager of Nigeria on an interim basis for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, following the departure of Gernot Rohr.
Super Eagles technical director, Augustine Owen Eguavoen, has taken over the coaching role of the Nigerian Football team after Jose Peseiro's exit, Soccernet.ng reports.
Peseiro, 63, was appointed as the coach of the Super Eagles after Nigeria's exit from the AFCON 2021 tournament in Cameroon, taking office in May 2022.
The Portuguese led Nigeria to the AFCON 2023 tournament in Ivory Coast, but his team fell short of glory in the final, with Sebastien Haller putting the nail to the coffin of the exhausted Super Eagles.
Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede and Auistin Eguavoen during the Super Eagles of Nigeria training in preparation for the match against Cheetahs of Benin Republic in a 2025 AFCON qualifier at Godwill Akpabio Stadium on September 3, 2024, in Uyo, Nigeria. [Photo Credit/Imago].The contract of the former Porto manager ended in February, and he vacated his role on the sidelines for the Super Eagles, leaving the team despite taking a pay cut.
Soccernet.ng understands that the team's technical director, Augustine Eguavoen, will take charge of the Three-time AFCON winners on an interim basis, till a permanent solution is sorted out.
Ademola Lookman celebrating his goal against Angola at the 2023 AFCON in Cote D'Ivoire. [Photo credit/Imago]The former Super Eagles right wing-back was in charge of the Nigerian team at the AFCON 2021 tournament in Cameroon, following the exit of the former coach, Gernot Rohr.
The 58-year-old remained in charge of the team after Nigeria were knocked out of the AFCON tournament in Cameroon at the round of sixteen stage by Tunisia.
SOCCER – NGA vs CZE, test match SCHWECHAT,AUSTRIA,06.JUN.18 – SOCCER – international match Länderspiel Nigeria vs Czech Republic, friendly match. Image shows John Obi Mikel (NGA), Wiliam Ekong (NGA), Wilfred Ndidi (NGA), Leon Odion Balogun (NGA), John Ogu (NGA), Francis Uzoho (NGA), Bryan Idowu (NGA), Shehu Abdullahi (NGA), Jude Odion Ighalo (NGA), Victor Moses (NGA) and Alexander Iwobi (NGA). [Photo Credit/ Imago].Eguavoen was the team's technical director when they took a silver medal at the AFCON 2023 tournament in Ivory Coast.
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We forget the past easily. ls it the same Eguavoen that cost Nigeria last world cup ticket? ls he the best coach in Nigeria presently?
What an inner circulation!
eagles can play friendlies with clubs in europe.to expose the defiency in the team going forward.. not necessarily a national team that just camp for a day or two .. by the time dey got beaten 4 1 , 5 1 , 3 0 then nff wil no wat to do with Coach problem. . i remember westerhof took us to Copenhagen, fc Zurich wer I scored a goal den in a game.before Algiers 90.
this how we got a team we even trained by the sea side to build our muscles .
Nigerians never learn anything must our officials at the helm of affairs keep taking us for a ride which one is Eguvaoen again I beg we should stop this stupidity…. You don’t change a winning team and if you must Eguvaoen is not the man period.
Not Egunavoen, please. Soccer fans have seen him enough.
Mr. Amunike is hungry and ready to prove. Mr. George should work with him. The sports ministry and NFf should extend full supports. Now is time to get started. Delay is dangerous.
who is doing this to us? Eguavoh who could not beat a flat Ghanian team in the one game that could have taken to the last world cup thinks he can handle the games we need to win to go to the next world cup. Let’s forget it!
Eguavon is a no! no!! no!!! for me. He is bad luck!!! please if NFF insist on local coach then Amuneke and Finidi should be the option! I even prefer siasia to Eguavon!
oh noooooo….. no eguavon again,the man couldn’t pass second round and also cost world cup ticket against a weakened Ghana team.
Mark it we are miss another world cup ticket and poor afcon if he stays on the job.
If it must be an indigenous couch,go for amunike emmanuel please.
Nff,save nigeria from heartache please, please, and please
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They should use Emmanuel Amunike.
It’s time we note Nigerian coach will be far better
We forget the past easily. ls it the same Eguavoen that cost Nigeria last world cup ticket? ls he the best coach in Nigeria presently?
What an inner circulation!
eagles can play friendlies with clubs in europe.to expose the defiency in the team going forward.. not necessarily a national team that just camp for a day or two .. by the time dey got beaten 4 1 , 5 1 , 3 0 then nff wil no wat to do with Coach problem. . i remember westerhof took us to Copenhagen, fc Zurich wer I scored a goal den in a game.before Algiers 90.
this how we got a team we even trained by the sea side to build our muscles .
Eguavoen should not be the coach . Amuneke should is the coach Nigeria needs now
Nigerians never learn anything must our officials at the helm of affairs keep taking us for a ride which one is Eguvaoen again I beg we should stop this stupidity…. You don’t change a winning team and if you must Eguvaoen is not the man period.
Not Egunavoen, please. Soccer fans have seen him enough.
Mr. Amunike is hungry and ready to prove. Mr. George should work with him. The sports ministry and NFf should extend full supports. Now is time to get started. Delay is dangerous.
i préfère à foreign coach to indiginenous coach thatl cost us loosing most of our talented stars to another countries because of their corruptions
I was not expecting Augustine as the head coach!
Amunike is a hungry man,.
who is doing this to us? Eguavoh who could not beat a flat Ghanian team in the one game that could have taken to the last world cup thinks he can handle the games we need to win to go to the next world cup. Let’s forget it!
Eguavon is a no! no!! no!!! for me. He is bad luck!!! please if NFF insist on local coach then Amuneke and Finidi should be the option! I even prefer siasia to Eguavon!
oh noooooo….. no eguavon again,the man couldn’t pass second round and also cost world cup ticket against a weakened Ghana team.
Mark it we are miss another world cup ticket and poor afcon if he stays on the job.
If it must be an indigenous couch,go for amunike emmanuel please.
Nff,save nigeria from heartache please, please, and please
Amunike should be the next nigeria coach.