The Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Austin Eguavoen, has denied reports that he has stepped down as interim coach of the Super Eagles.
Eguavoen, who led the team to a convincing 3-0 win over Benin Republic and a goalless draw against Rwanda in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers, insists he is still in charge.
The 59-year-old coach was appointed by the NFF to take charge of the two games after the federation failed to secure the services of German coach Bruno Labbadia due to stringent German tax laws.
Eguavoen’s appointment was announced in a statement, which read in part: “Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, will now take charge of the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda.”
After the goalless draw against Rwanda on Tuesday, reports emerged that Eguavoen had stepped down as interim coach.
However, the coach has denied these reports, describing them as “negative stories” that are “not correct.”
Speaking to journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Eguavoen said: “I only talked about sitting down with the hierarchy of the federation after these two games and we will see how to go about prosecuting the next games. But when I saw that story, I was worried. Whatever people are reading out there aren’t correct. I’m still very much in charge.”
