Controversy on Eguavoen’s resignation
On Wednesday, news broke that the interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, said he was stepping down from his role after the match against Rwanda in Kigali, on Tuesday. He was quoted to have said this while speaking to OwnGoalNigeria at the Kigali Airport. The Nigerian tactician was quoted as saying that he […]
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On Wednesday, news broke that the interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, said he was stepping down from his role after the match against Rwanda in Kigali, on Tuesday.
He was quoted to have said this while speaking to OwnGoalNigeria at the Kigali Airport.
The Nigerian tactician was quoted as saying that he was given a mandate to oversee the Eagles’ matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda in the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, after which his task had ended.
But hours later, Eguavoen dismissed rumours that he resigned from his position following Nigeria’s goalless draw with Rwanda in Tuesday’s AFCON 2025 qualifier.
This is not the first time Eguavoen, who is also the NFF’s technical director, will step into the role, having previously led the Super Eagles during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, where Nigeria reached the round of 16.
He said, “It’s quite unfortunate that people just trigger something that is not correct. And the situation we are in now, we don’t need negative stories,” Eguavoen said. “But when I saw that story (of his resignation), I was worried. Whatever people are reading out there is not correct.”
“I’m still very much in charge. I’m the Technical Director of the NFF, saddled with the responsibility of taking the Super Eagles at this moment.”