The interim coach of Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen has clarified media reports that he has resigned from his position after the 2025 AFCON qualifiers against the Benin Republic and Rwanda.
DAILY GIST recalls that the NFF had directed Eguavoen to take charge of the two games following the inability of the federation to secure the services of German coach, Bruno Labbadia, over what they call stringent German tax laws.
“In the event, Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, will now take charge of the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic (Uyo, September 7) and Rwanda (Kigali, September 10),” the statement announcing his appointment partly reads.
The Super Eagles secured a 3-0 victory against Benin republic but shared point with Rwanda after a goalless draw
After the two matches, Reports surface on Tuesday that Eguavoen had left the job
Reflecting on his brief tenure, he had stated, “My mandate was for two games and it ends today (against Rwanda). I appreciate my players and the NFF leadership.”
However, the 59-year-old has vehemently denied the resignation reports
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 on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja in a media chat.
“I only talked about sitting down with the hierarchy of the federation after these two games and we will see how to go about prosecuting the next games.
But when I saw that story I was worried. Whatever people are reading out there aren’t 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.”
