Izuchukwu Okosi
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Super Eagles’ interim head coach Austin Eguavoen might get the senior national team job on a permanent basis should he guide the team to win the 2021 AFCON, according to NFF president Amaju Pinnick.
Eguavoen has been appointed in temporary charge of the Eagles following the dismissal of Gernot Rohr and pending the appointment of a new foreign coach.
“We know that Eguavoen can do the job expertly, but we also know that he will be more useful controlling the technical department,” Pinnick said.
“However, if we cannot get the (new) coaches to start work immediately, we will empower them (coaching crew headed by Eguavoen) to take the team to Cameroon.
“And if Eguavoen won the Nations Cup, we might have a rethink. In that case, the foreign coach will now become the technical director, while Eguavoen takes the position of technical adviser.”
The Super Eagles training camp for the AFCON is due to open in Abuja on Wednesday December 29, with the Eagles expected to fly to Cameroon on January 5.
Napoli of Italy’s Victor Osimhen will most likely join his teammates on January 7, a day after the huge Serie A clash against Juventus.
The England based stars would travel with the team two days after their expected arrivals.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
