The recently confirmed Interim coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen has started plans to function in his new role by setting up his backroom staff, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Eguavoen was yesterday confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as the coach who will guide the Super Eagles in their 2025 AFCON qualifiers games against Benin Republic and Rwanda on the 7th and 10th of September respectively.
His appointment on interim capacity came following a breakdown in talks with Bruno Labbadia to take over as the coach for both games. In practice Eguavoen in his role as technical director goes in as cover whenever there is a vacuum.
However the decision for him to be the interim coach was initially agreed before the NFF hurriedly announced Labbadia as coach. Eguavoen as at that time was already in Belgium to hold talks with two individuals he intends to work with closely in his role.
He was stunned to hear the news of the appointment of Labbadia and returned to Nigeria, only for the NFF to make another u-turn asking him to take charge of the games, with camp set to resume on Monday.
We gathered he has now contacted the duo he initially had in mind to join him on the bench in prosecuting both games, and he is hopeful of getting their approval.
