Super Eagles coach Austin Eguavoen has quitted the post of an interim head coach following the team’s exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday.
The former defender was appointed as the interim head coach of the team following the sacking of Gernot Rohr on the eve of the competition.
There were clamour for Eguavoen to get the job on a permanent basis following the Super Eagles impressive start in Cameroon.
Not only is Nigeria the only side to have picked nine points in the group stage, but Eguavoen became the first Super Eagles coach to win all three games in the group stage of an AFCON tournament and also the first to do it twice having done same in AFCON 2006.
The three-time champions however crashed out of the 2021 AFCON finals on Sunday going down to a 1-0 defeat against Tunisia at the Stade Roumdé Adija, Garoua in Cameroon.
Youssef Msakni’s 47th minute goal from 25 yards out was enough to send the Eagles packing from the tournament.
Speaking during the post-match press conference, Eguavoen declared that he has decided to return to his role as the Technical Director of the NFF.
“I’m the technical director of the NFF. I will go back to my job and allow the authorities to decide (who the next Super Eagles coach will be),” Eguavoen told the media.
It remain to be seen whether the NFF will stick with Eguavoen or adhere with the appointment of Portuguese Jose Peseiro as all attentions have now been shifted to the all-important World Cup qualifying two-legged playoff between the Super Eagles and the Black Stars of Ghana in March this year.
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