Immediate Past Super Eagles Coach Augustine Eguavoen Sings Mourinho Praises After Conference League Triumph

• Jose Mourinho guided Roma to clinch the maiden edition of the Europa Conference League and the praises for the Portuguese tactician keep flooding in
• Ex-Super Eagles gaffer Augustine Eguavoen joined the train of praise singers to laud the exploits of Jose Mourinho
• The Portuguese tactician who claims his fifth European title becomes the first manager to win the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League

Former Nigeria head coach Augustine Eguavoen has waxed lyrical on Roma manager Jose Mourinho following the latter's Conference League success.

The Portuguese tactician guided AS Roma to their maiden European success last night when the Italian giants edged Feyenoord in the finals of the UEFA Conference League last night.

Mourinho's feat made him the first manager to have won all UEFA's club competitions - Champions League, Europa League (formerly known as UEFA Cup) and most recently Conference League.

His recent success with the Gialorrossi saw football fans across the globe hail the ex-Manchester United and Chelsea manager and former Nigeria manager Augustine Eguavoen has joined the bandwagon praising Jose.

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In a post on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, Eguavoen waxed lyrical on Mourinho's achievement.

Eguavoen, who was relieved of his duties as Nigeria coach for failing to guide his nation to the World Cup, showered Mourinho with praises.

Nigeria striker Cyril Dessers slams Roma for being too physical in Conference League finals

Meanwhile Super Eagles attacker, Cyril Dessers ended up on the losing side in the final of the Europa Conference League after Dutch side, Feyenoord lost 1-0 to AS Roma on Wednesday, May 25.

The 27-year-old attacker has now expressed his disappointment after the game and revealed the loss to Jose Mourinho’s team hurts.

According to a report via Complete Sports, the Feyenoord attacker also accused the AS Roma players of being too physical in the final against the Dutch side.

Augustine Eguavoen is open to coaching Nigeria again

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that 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.

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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.