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Austin Eguavoen, the Nigeria Football Federation’s Technical Director, has denied reports of stepping down as interim Super Eagles coach.
He was appointed to lead the team for the 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
The NFF struggled to secure German coach Bruno Labbadia due to strict tax laws in Germany. As a result, the 59-year-old Eguavoen stepped in to manage the two crucial matches.
Under Eguavoen’s guidance, Nigeria achieved a 3-0 victory over Benin Republic in Uyo last Saturday. However, they were held to a goalless draw by Rwanda in Kigali on Tuesday.
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After the draw, rumours spread that Eguavoen had stepped down as coach, but he quickly dismissed them. He remains focused on leading the team in next month’s AFCON qualifiers against Libya.
“It’s quite unfortunate that people just trigger something that is not correct. And the situation we are in now, we don’t need negative stories,” Eguavoen said on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja in a media chat.
“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. I’m the Technical Director of the NFF, saddled with the responsibility of taking the Super Eagles at this moment,” he said.
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