Eguavoen Demands Quick Action On Super Eagles Foreign Coach

Technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Augustine Eguavoen wants quick action to be taken on the appointment of a foreign coach for the Super Eagles.

Eguavoen guided the Super Eagles to 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification in November.

The NFF are still keen to appoint an expatriate to take charge of the team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The former defender said it is important for the NFF to bring in the new coach on time.

“All hands must be on deck, we want to try and qualify for the World Cup,” Eguavoen told Kennis FM.

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“March is just around the corner. If we have to do something (about the team), we need to do it quick.

“That person should come in as quickly as possible, settle down, so that we could speak, tweak things, exchange ideas and talk about the way forward. The earlier the better.”

Eguavoen also said he would prefer a local man to be in charge of the World Cup qualifiers.

“We should stay at home (for choice of head coach), but the technical crew has to be enlarged,” he proposed.

The head coach should be home-grown because we know the situation and we feel the pulse of the people.”

By Adeboye Amosu