Eguavoen Sends Solid Message to Nigerians After Missing 2022 World Cup Ticket With Super Eagles

• Augustine Eguavoen was in charge of the Super Eagles and lost the 2022 World Cup play-offs to Ghana
• The former international has now explained that he is not a failure as he also blamed some players for their games
• Nigerian Football Federation chiefs are now said to be considering rehiring Sunday Oliseh as the new coach

Augustine Eguavoen has stated emphatically that he is not a failure despite failing to qualify the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup losing the play-offs to Ghana.

Last year December, Gernot Rohr was sacked as the Super Eagles coach by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and Augustine Eguavoen was appointed on interim capacity.

His first assignment was steering the Super Eagles to Cameroon for the 2021 African Cup of Nations where they crashed out in the round of 16 losing against Tunisia.

Eguavoen was still given the task to qualify Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but the Black Stars of Ghana picked the ticket thanks to the away goal rule which helped them.

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According to the report on Complete Sports, Augustine Eguavoen explained that the inability to qualify for the 2022 World Cup does not make him a failure.

Augustine Eguavoen's reaction about Super Eagles

“I don’t see myself as a failure, I don’t have regret taking the Super Eagles job. I can’t reject the call to serve.

“Maybe the Super Eagles players don’t have the character, I used the word maybe. I also think the emotion was overwhelming.”

Taiwo Awoniyi set to become highest ever transfer for top European giants

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi is now on the verge of becoming Union Berlin's highest ever transfer in their history if them should get him sold in the summer for €30 million.

Since the Nigerian striker made a permanent transfer to Union Berlin from Liverpool last summer, he has been impressive with many fans even blaming the Reds to have sold him.

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However, failure for him to get work permit blocked Taiwo Awoniyi's chances of playing any game for Liverpool before he was sold.

Union Berlin chiefs have agreed to sell Taiwo Awoniyi at the end of the season as clubs are now expected to enter race for his signature.

West Ham United, Southampton and Newcastle United have been named as the three Premier League teams who are interested in the signing of Taiwo Awoniyi.