Super Eagles fans are still chewing the cod over last week's shock announcement that Afcon Silver Winner Coach has elected to discontinue in his role.
By virtue of his position as the Director of Football, Eguavoen automatically steps in on interim basis to take over.
Not a bad interim appointment if you ask me. I hope he has learned from his Afcon failure and Peseiro’s Afcon success to strengthen his approach.
I would definitely have loved Peseiro to stay but the Portuguese is an intelligent and shrewd businessman who will do what he has to do to get by. His Afcon success was as much to his own benefit as it was to Nigeria’s glory.
He played to the NFF’s tactical tune pre-afcon only to change course in the Afcon to further his own career. For me, his greatest achievement is getting the players to buy into his philosophy far enough to get Nigeria to the final of the Afcon.
That is never an easy feat and it speaks to his excellent man-management skills.
Also, love or hate Peseiro’s methods, but the level of organisation he brought to bear was near-world class. Lethargy and tiredness cost him against Ivory Coast if not he was minutes away from parking the bus on the doorstep of Afcon Gold.
I know nothing about football and Peseiro made me realise that 90% of fans know nothing about football. Firstly they say Peseiro is tactically bereft only to conclude that his tactics are boring, negative and Un-Nigerian. Make up your mind, people!
Well, if Eguavoen can now add organisation and shrewdness to his approach, perhaps he can show marked improvements from his 2022 World Cup qualification and Afcon debacle.
With Nigerian football now, you take what you are given. I will pick Eguavoen ahead of the likes of Amuneke or a tainted Siasia any day of the week.
Mr Table Soccer might now be ready to put right the things he got marginally wrong the last time out.