The current interim coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen will be part of the setup in the event that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) succeed in their quest to hire a new coach for the team, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Eguavoen steered the team through the AFCON qualifiers leading them to the tournament in Morocco with two games to spare, but it ended on a sour note with the team losing 1-2 at home to Rwanda in their final game of the series on Monday in Uyo.
Super Eagles will resume their international engagement in March when the world cup qualifiers resumes, but it could be under a new coach if the NFF are able to get a sponsor who will pick up the bill for the proposed coach.
We exclusively gathered that Eguavoen will be in the setup to guide the new coach in his role as the technical director of the football house. He will however not be among the assistants but as a director who will be permitted to sit on the bench during games.
Already top coaches around Europa have been sending their CVs to the football house to indicate their interest in the job. A decision is expected before the end of the year.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
