Former Super Eagles Coach Augustine Eguavoen Speaks on Coaching Nigeria’s National Team Again

• Augustine Eguavoen says he is still open to coaching the Super Eagles despite Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the World Cup
• The 56-year-old has been in charge of the national team three times, with the latest, a mandate to qualify Nigeria for the World Cup
• Having resigned from his role as technical adviser, Eguavoen has disclosed that he remains one of the best coaches in Nigeria

Despite his failure to qualify the Super Eagles for the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled to hold in Qatar later in the year, Augustine Eguavoen has stated that he is open to coaching the team again.

Eguavoen was appointed as interim coach of the Super Eagles after the Nigeria Football Federation relieved Gernot Rohr of his duties in February.

This is not the first time that Eguavoen was in charge of the national team as he led Nigeria to a bronze medal place at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

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The former defender also served in an interim capacity in 2010, after the departure of Lars Lagerback, before Samson Siasia was appointed.

After Ghana secured the World Cup ticket at the expense of Nigeria, Eguavoen who immediately tendered his resignation latter has disclosed that he remains one of the best coaches in Nigeria and will be glad to lead the team again.

Eguavoen said during SuperSports’ program, Monday Night Football:

“If there is still an opportunity for me, I will want to coach the Eagles again, but not at this moment, maybe later.

“If I’m called upon to lead the team again, I will definitely take up the job. I’m still one of the good coaches in the country. I can still prove a point it’s just a matter of time.

“No regrets taking up the job. When you are called to serve the nation I could not refuse them.”

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Amokachi hails Osimhen

Former Super Eagles star Daniel Amokachi has singled out Victor Osimhen as the only player who worked tirelessly against Ghana to ensure Nigeria qualified for the 2022 World Cup.

According to him, Osimhen knows what it means to represent Nigeria at the World Cup, something some players born abroad in the current Super Eagles team don't understand.

Amokachi noted that Osimhen knows what it takes to play for Nigeria because he once hawked pure water on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

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Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has spoken for the first time after Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

The Franco-German was fired by the Nigeria Football Federation shortly after qualifying the team for the World Cup play-off and Augustine Eguavoen was appointed to qualify the team for the tournament in Qatar.

Having played a 0-0 draw with the Black Stars in Kumasi, Ghana held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in Abuja to proceed to the World Cup proper.