News making the rounds suggests the return of NFF Football Director Austin Eguavoen to role of Super Eagles coach on an interim basis before the appointment of a permanent one.
The last time Eguavoen managed a team on ground was March 2022. Even on an interim basis, I think he is too rusty to handle the full national team of Nigeria.
Also, the bad taste of missing the 2022 Qatar World Cup on the hands of Eguavoen is still very much present to Super Eagles fans.
Why not assemble a temporary local coaching team (with coaches that are actually relatively active and aren’t seen in negative light in the eyes of Super Eagles fans unlike Eguavoen) prior to appointing a permanent foreign manager?
Seeing Eguavoen in the dugout will be sure to deflate and upset very many Super Eagles fans even before any ball is kicked.
The NFF do not have their fingers on the pulse of public opinion : fans don’t want Eguavoen, simple.
If you need (more) time to appoint a substantive foreign coach, so be it. Then assemble another group of local coaches for September’s games only and then have a permanent coach in place from November onward.
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