Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has backed Augustine Cerezo Eguavoen to lead the team to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, following their 3-0 bashing of Benin on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports.
Eguavoen was appointed as the interim coach by the Nigeria Football Federation due to their inability to secure a permanent coach.
It was not an unfamiliar position for Eguavoen though, as he had previous stints with the Super Eagles, most recent of which was in 2023, when he took the team to the 2021 AFCON.
Eguavoen’s first test was against Benin on Saturday, and it was a great result for the Nigeria, as they claimed a 3-0 win over Benin at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.
Following the result, Nigeria captain Troost-Ekong expressed his satisfaction with the impact Eguavoen had on the team.
“We respect Benin, the last time we played against them, they won the game. But like I said, we have great belief in our team and in our coach, who is like a family member who has come back to us,” Troost Ekong said.
“I think that with the attacking talent we have, if we play very well, we try our best to keep the door shut at the back, we will create chances and score.
“I think today was a good indication of the direction we are heading. It is the first step of many that we will take to get to AFCON.
Next up for Nigeria is a fixture against Rwanda, and if Eguavoen wins with the team, he could get a permanent contract.
YOU PLAYERS TOO, YOU DON’T USED TO SAY TRUTH ABOUT LOCAL COACHES, BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO PLAY YOUR WAY-IN UNDER THEM BY OFFERING THEM BRIBE FOR YOU TO BE SELECTED INTO THE SQUAD, DICTATING & CONTROLLING THEM.
AND WE, NIGERIA WILL NOT LISTEN TO YOU, AND NOT BELIEVING YOU AGAIN.
## YOU PLAYED:
** Under KESHI(that is when you made your super eagle debut), he FAILED to qualify for AFCON2015.
** Under OLISEH & SIASIA, both failed to qualify for AFCON 2017
** Under EQUAVOEN, he failed to go beyond second round of AFCON2021, and also failed to qualify for WORLD CUP.
####$ BUT UNDER GERNOT ROHR:
** He qualify you for WORLD CUP easily with two matches to play
** He qualify you for AFCON2019 easily with two matches play again
** You won AFCON 2019 BRONZE MEDAL under GERNOT ROHR
** Under GERNOT ROHR, you qualify for QATAR 2022 world cup PLAY-OFF EASILY without TENSION
** Even under PASEIRO, you qualify for AFCON2013 EASILY and also won SILVER MEDAL couple with MOST VALUABLE PLAYER of the tournament.
### TO AVOID SENTIMENT IN PLAYERS SELECTION & MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE, STANDARD FOREIGN COACH THAT KNOWS ABOUT AFRICAN FOOTBALL, CULTURE, PATTERN & ENVIRONMENT IS THE BEST FOR SUPER EAGLE (Like the type of HERVE RENARD).
**** LOCAL COACH CANNOT BE RESPECTED BY PLAYERS ( forget that EQUAVOEN is winning)
**** LOCAL COACHES CANNOT MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE IN PLAYERS
**** LOCAL COACHES ARE BRIBE-TAKEN COACH & SENTIMENT IN TEAM SELECTION