I’m still very much in charge, Augustine Eguavoen Denies Reports Of Stepping Down As Super Eagles Coach.
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that The Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Eguavoen, has refuted claims that he will step down as interim coach of the Super Eagles after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
Eguavoen was appointed by the NFF to oversee the Super Eagles for these crucial matches due to the federation’s inability to secure German coach Bruno Labbadia, citing strict German tax laws.
Newsmen reports that the NFF’s statement on Eguavoen’s appointment read, “Coach Augustine Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Eagles for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic (Uyo, September 7) and Rwanda (Kigali, September 10).”
The 59-year-old coach led Nigeria to a 3-0 victory over Benin Republic in Uyo but was held to a goalless draw by Rwanda in Kigali. Despite speculation following the draw, Eguavoen has confirmed he will remain as interim coach for next month’s AFCON qualifiers against Libya.
“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.
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“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,” he said.
