Eguavoen: I Remain Super Eagles Coach, Dismissing Resignation Rumors 

After two consecutive wins against Benin Republic and Rwanda in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers, Super Eagles coach Austin Eguavoen has been the subject of rumours that he has stepped down from his position. 

However, the 59-year-old has vehemently denied these claims, stating that he is still very much in charge of the team.

In a recent interview, Eguavoen said, “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 went on to say that he had only discussed with the hierarchy of the federation about sitting down after the two games to discuss the next steps for the team.

Eguavoen’s denial of these rumours comes as a relief to Nigerian fans, who were concerned about the possibility of the team being without a coach heading into the next round of qualifiers. With the upcoming AFCON qualifiers against Libya, the Super Eagles must have a settled coaching staff in place. Eguavoen has proven himself to be a capable coach, and it is clear that he has the full support of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF.

Eguavoen was appointed by the NFF to take charge of the two games following the inability of the federation to secure the services of German coach, Bruno Labbadia, over what they call stringent German tax laws.

“In the event, 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 (Uyo, September 7) and Rwanda (Kigali, September 10),” the statement announcing his appointment had partly read.

The 59-year-old led Nigeria to a convincing 3-0 win over the Benin Republic in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, last Saturday before being held to a goaless draw in the second game of the series by Rwanda on Tuesday.

After Tuesday’s goaless draw in Kigali, Eguavoen was said to have stepped down as interim coach but the gaffer has denied the reports ahead of next month’s AFCON qualifiers double header 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 isn’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.