AFCON 2022: NFF May Retain Eguavoen As Super Eagles Coach

The Nigerian football federation president Amaju Pinnick has hinted that Super Eagles could keep Augustine Eguavoen as head coach if he claims the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2022 in Cameroon.

Barely weeks before the start of the continental competition, NFF announced Jose Peseiro as the replacement for Gernot Rohr, who has notably coached Sporting in his homeland, Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Saudi Arabia, is due to start work after the Cup of Nations, meaning he will be tasked with ensuring they qualify for the World Cup.

Yet NFF president Amaju Pinnick hinted that Eguavoen could keep the job should he lead Nigeria to glory in Cameroon.

“We know that Eguavoen can do the job expertly, but we also know that he will be more useful controlling the technical department,” Pinnick said following his appointment.

“If Eguavoen won the Cup of Nations, we might have a rethink. In that case, the foreign coach would become the technical director,” the NFF boss told AFP.

For now, though, Eguavoen is not getting carried away.

“It is important for us to sustain the winning mentality while we keep our heads on our shoulders,” he told NFFTV this week.

“We are yet to win anything here except points.”