A former Deputy President of the Sports activities Author Affiliation of Nigeria, SWAN, Umar Sa’id has claimed the previous Nigeria worldwide, Austin Eguavoen, lacks the technical prowess to steer the Tremendous Eagles.
Stated’s feedback adopted the purported appointment of Austin Eguavoen, because the interim supervisor of the Tremendous Eagles by the Nigeria Soccer Federation, NFF
Eguavoen was purportedly appointed because the interim supervisor of the Tremendous Eagles after Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro stepped down final weekend.
However Sa’id, in an interview with reporter on Wednesday, suggested the NFF to retain the teaching crew who labored with Peseiro on the final Nations Cup earlier than the appointment of a substantive coach.
“I’m not in help of Eguavoen’s appointment, even when he’s going to deal with the group within the meantime. The teaching crew beneath the management of Peseiro’s assistant, Finidi George, must be introduced again. For Eguavoen, I don’t know what he’s going to do there.
“Eguavoen has been there earlier than and we all know his antecedents.”
He added, “I consider the NFF will search for a reliable coach that can take over the group.
We gave our greatest on the simply concluded Nation Cup. We misplaced the match technically, not that we don’t have the gamers.
“We’ve got seen how Eguavoen dealt with the Tremendous Eagles prior to now. That’s why it’s higher the teaching crew beneath Peseiro continues with the job. Actually, Eguavoen shouldn’t be the perfect for me”
reporter stories that although Eguavoen was the NFF’s Technical Director in 2020, he was appointed the Tremendous Eagles supervisor on an interim foundation for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, following the departure of German coach Gernot Rohr.
He later returned to his Technical Director’s job after the Tremendous Eagles crashed out of the AFCON 2021 following an agonizing defeat to Tunisia within the spherical of sixteen.
Following the exit of Peseiro, information filtered within the media that Eguavoen had been mandated by the NFF to step in because the interim supervisor of the Tremendous Eagles.
Whereas Enyimba Worldwide coach, Finidi George, who was Peseiro’s assistant on the not too long ago concluded AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, will function Eguavoen’s assistant till the NFF names a substantive supervisor for the Tremendous Eagles forward of upcoming worldwide engagements, together with the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup double-header in opposition to South Africa in June 2024.
