Ex Nigeria Coach Augustine Eguavoen Reveals Struggles to Watch World Cup

• Former Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen opens up on failing to qualify for the World Cup
• The former Super Eagles player admits to struggles in watching World Cup games
• Nigeria were beaten to one of the tickets to the World Cup by arch-rivals Ghana

Former Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen has disclosed difficulty in watching World Cup matches after failing to lead the Super Eagles to the tournament.

Eguavoen was in charge of the team when Ghana edged the Super Eagles to pick one of the tickets to the World Cup.

Thomas Partey's away goal in the second leg of the play-offs in Abuja ensured the four-time African champions qualified ahead of their rivals.

"I failed to take Nigeria to the world tournament, when I had the opportunity to; I was trusted with the responsibility. For this reason, I have only been able to watch very little of the games as it makes me even sadder," he told Brila FM.

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The head of Nigeria's technical department is already planning on how to get the Super Eagles back onto the global stage.

"Well, as head of the technical department, I will just have to start planning now and make sure that Nigeria gets to the next World Cup," he added.

Meanwhile, Ghana have have been eliminated from the competition after suffering defeats to Portugal and Uruguay. The Black Stars defeated South Korea to return to Ghana with only three points.

Eguavoen blames Ndidi's absence for Ghana defeat

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that immediate-past Super Eagles manager Augustine Eguavoen has fingered Wilfred Ndidi's absence from the World Cup doubleheader against Ghana as one of the contributing factors which led to Nigeria's failure to book a ticket to Qatar 2022.

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Ndidi was initially included in Eguavoen's list to face Ghana, however, an injury suffered during a Europa Conference League game in the build-up to the big game ruled him out of the contest.

In his absence, Nigeria suffered heartbreak in Abuja when Ghana qualified to the global showpiece on the away goal rule in a pulsating 1-1 draw at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium last Tuesday.