Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) might have perfected plans to alleviate Augustine Eguavoen of his job as Tremendous Eagles interim coach and appoint a foreigner to deal with the crew’s remaining 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, which is able to resume in March 2025.
That is in line with SCORENigeria’s supply, saying the soccer physique are engaged on getting a overseas coach for the senior males nationwide crew, Eagles, earlier than the resumption of the World Cup qualifiers in March.
“The NFF are nonetheless critically engaged on using a overseas coach for the Tremendous Eagles. They’ve been doing numerous discussions, negotiations and consultations away from the general public glare and really quickly the method might be concluded,” prime supply revealed to SCORENigeria.
NFF President Ibrahim Gusau not too long ago disclosed that they’ve approached varied sponsors over the fee of the salaries of a brand new overseas coach.
“We’re at the moment in dialogue with Dangote Group, BUA, MTN, Baba Ijebu and others on the fee of overseas coach,” Gusau stated.
“Although, Eguavoen is doing effectively, but when we should have interaction a coach, we should make it possible for the difficulty of fee is sorted.”
Remembers that in June, the NFF introduced they are going to have interaction a overseas coach for the Tremendous Eagles after Finidi George stop the submit following a run of disappointing ends in essential 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Augustine Eguavoen, who has been in momentary cost of the Tremendous Eagles after transfer to rent the German Bruno Labbadia collapsed, has delivered on qualifying Nigeria to the 2025 AFCON in Morocco.
Nonetheless, the Tremendous Eagles might solely handle some extent out of a attainable six in ultimate 2025 AFCON qualifiers in opposition to Benin and Rwanda, final month.
They pressured Benin to a 1-1 attract Abidjan, earlier than they suffered a shock 2-1 loss at residence to Rwanda to conclude the qualifying marketing campaign to Morocco 2025.
By the way, each Benin and Rwanda are in the identical 2026 World Cup qualifying with Nigeria.
Rwanda lead the standings after 4 rounds of matches with seven factors forward of South Africa and Benin, who even have recorded seven factors every however have inferior targets distinction.
Nigeria, then again, languish second from backside with three factors to depart their hopes of qualifying for the most important World Cup ever in full shambles.
The Tremendous Eagles will resume their World Cup qualifying marketing campaign in March in opposition to leaders Rwanda in Kigali earlier than they welcome backside crew Zimbabwe.
