Next week, a definitive choice about the Super Eagles head coach will be made by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and National Sports Commission (NSC).
Recently, Augustine Eguavoen, a former international, led the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
A genuine head coach was not appointed by the NFF in time for the qualifiers, therefore Eguavoen took over as caretaker coach in September.
The 59-year-old’s continued leadership of the three-time African champions for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers is still up for debate.
A knowledgeable NFF source told Completesports.com that the NSC is more inclined to keep Eguavoen in his position rather than hire a new coach.
“It’s a dicey situation at the moment I must confess.
” The NFF still want to go ahead with the appointment of a foreign coach, but want to sort out the financial aspect before proceeding, ” the source divulged to Completesports.com.
“The feelers from the NSC is that they want the present technical crew led by Eguavoen to stay on.
“To them, bringing in a new coach would not be ideal for the World Cup qualifiers.
“The thinking is the limited time the new coach will have before the Super Eagles next game against the Amavubi of Rwanda.
“All the stakeholders are expected to come together next week to take a final decision on the issue.”
