NFF made the announcement just a few days before the Super Eagles 2025 Africa Cup of Nations( AFCON) qualifying games against Libya in October 2025. The decision was taken following Augustine Eguavoen’s recent games he took charge of the Super Eagles, which included a 3-0 win over Benin Republic and a scoreless draw with Rwanda.

Augustine Eguavoen will be assisted by Fidelis Ilechukwu, Daniel Ogunmodede, Olatunji Baruwa, and Tomaz Zorec. The technical crew will also oversee the Super Eagles B team’s qualifying campaign for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

The NFF also announced Coach Justin Madugu as the interim head coach of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons. He was appointed as a replacement for Randy Waldrum, who resigned recently due to family reasons.

Waldrum, who led the Super Falcons for four years, achieved notable milestones, including guiding the team to a Round of 16 finish at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand and securing qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, a feat last achieved in 2008.

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Eguaveon who was speaking in an interview on Monday Night Football, a programme on Super Sports expressed his desire to coach the Super Eagles but insisted he is not interested in the job now. He was in charge of the Nigerian team that lost on the away-goal rule to Ghana in the doubleheader FIFA World Cup qualifier in March 2022.

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 am called upon to lead the team again, I will definitely take up the job. I am still one of the good coaches in the country. I can still prove a point, it is just a matter of time. No regrets taking up the job. When you are called to serve the nation, I could not refuse them

Eguavoen stepped down from his position as the team's technical director while the rest of the coaching crew were disbanded by the Nigerian Football Federation ( NFF).

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The news was confirmed on the official website of the Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday, March 31st, 2022. According to reports from the statement, Eguavoen decided to step down from his position following the team's failure to book a spot for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that will be hosted in Qatar.

The federation has also confirmed that the contract of all the coaching crew has also been terminated with immediate effect. All the coaching crew were initially placed on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

They also confirmed that a new crew will be announced after a proper review to lead the new charge of reinvigorating the Super Eagles to face future challenges appropriately.

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The Nigerian was given the award following the fantastic performance of his team during the group stage. The Super Eagles won all their group games against Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau, scoring six (6) goals and conceding just one (1).

The Super Eagles play Tunisia in the next round of the competition on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 at 8 p.m.( GMT). Coach Eguavoen will hope he can lead his team to the quarter-finals with a win over the Tunisians.

The last time Nigeria played Tunisia at AFCON with Eguavoen on the bench, he was assistant to Christian Chukwu. The Super Eagles won the game 6-5 on penalties after playing 1-1 in 120 minutes of football.

Eguavoen and Nigerians will hope for a repeat of the 2004 triumph over the North Africans.

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The Super Eagles qualified to the next round following victories in all their three group games while Tunisia qualified based on one of the best third placed teams. Eguavoen was speaking with NFF TV on Friday, January 21st, 2022 a day after the final round of preliminary group games.

He said, he expects a tough game against the North Africans but the Super Eagles will do everything to come out top at the end of the game.

They have had ups and downs. The first game, I think ended in a dramatic fashion. They have lost two penalties in two games as well in open play. Yesterday, they lost narrowly towards the end of the game ao for their having qualified for the knock out stage, it is a different ball game. In the Round of 16, if you don't get it, you are off and if you get it, you are through to the quarter-finals. It is going to be a very different game. It is a good team, technically good, they are fast as well, typical North African, so we will find a way to counter them and are how we can come top at the end of the day.

The last time the Super Eagles played Tunisia at the African Cup of Nations was in 2004 in the quarter-final stage. Nigeria won the game 6-5 on penalties after playing 1-1 in regulation time.

The game will be played on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 at 8 pm ( GMT).

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Eguavoen was speaking in a press conference ahead of the game which will be played on Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 at the ongoing African Cup of Nations hosted in Cameroon. He said, Nigerians should expect to see one or two new players in the squad but they should not expect a total overhaul.

It is always good to qualify, we have done that in style. Everyone that has come here ready to play and I have always told them your chance will come, but don't expect massive changes but there will be one or two.

He also said the team will not approach the game with a carefree attitude but the same way the first two games were prepared for.

We have always respected our opponents had we will keep respective them. We are going to approach this game with the same enthusiasm as we did in the first two games.

Nigeria needs a draw in the final group game to guarantee the top spot in the group.

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