Eguavoen Uses Mourinho, Guardiola As Reference To Describe What is Going on In Super Eagles Camp

• Super Eagles interim coach Austin Eguavoen has admitted he is under pressure to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
• Nigeria is in group D alongside Sudan and Guinea-Bissau and will tackle the Pharaohs of Egypt in their opening game of the tournament
• Eguavoen was captain of the Super Eagles when Nigeria defeated Zambia in the final of the 1994 AFCON in Tunisia

Nigeria’s interim coach to the Africa Cup of Nations, Austin Eguavoen has revealed he is under intense pressure to win the 33rd edition of the AFCON.

The Super Eagles have been grouped alongside record holders of the competition Egypt long with Sudan and Guinea-Bissau in Group D.

Nigeria arrived Cameroonian city of Garoua on Wednesday January 5 and have been intensifying preparations ahead of their opening game against the Pharaohs of Egypt on Tuesday January 11.

The Super Eagles will be missing key players including Napoli Superstar Victor Osimhen, Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis, Leon Balogun of Rangers and Al Shabbab’s Odion Ighalo after all were left out of the 28-man squad to the AFCON due to injuries and club versus country row.

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Speaking after Nigeria’s training session in host country Cameroon, Complete Sports reports Eguavoen now admits he is under pressure to win the country’s 4th AFCON title.

“Pressure yes, I am obviously. It’s just not me, even with Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola or Gernot Rohr you can’t say you won’t be under pressure.

“It’s like Manchester City, one of the best teams in the World at the moment, playing the best brand of football at the moment but with Guardiola, one coach that I adore, he has been unable to win the UEFA Champions League with City. You cannot say he is not under pressure to win it.

“People expect Nigeria to win the AFCON and that puts me under some pressure but I will take it and digest it. We take each game as it comes. All the teams here have come to prove a point.”

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Eguavoen was in charge of the Super Eagles when they placed third at the 2006 AFCON in Egypt.

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Earlier Sportsbrief had reported Former captain of the Super Eagles Austin Jay Jay Okocha is feeling bullish about Nigeria’s chances in putting up a decent performance at this year’s African Cup of Nations.

Nigeria will on Tuesday, January 11 take on North African heavyweights Egypt led by Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah and Austin Okocha who has called for Nigerians not to panic siting the Super Eagles have enough good talents to prevent the former AS Roma forward from causing havoc.