Augustine Eguavoen To Continue As Super Eagles Interim Coach, Madugu Takes Over Falcons

The Nigeria Football Association (NAF) has announced that Augustine Eguavoen will continue his role as the interim coach of the Super Eagles.

This was disclosed in a statement on X on Thursday, saying the appointment followed a recommendation from the NFF’s Technical and Development Sub-Committee.

“The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the Federation’s Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen to continue in his role as Head Coach of the Super Eagles, and lead the team in its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Libya next month,” the statement read.

“The 58-year-old, in temporary charge of the squad he had led three times previously, steered the three-time African champions to a 3-0 defeat of Benin Republic and a scoreless draw with Rwanda in Matchdays 1 and 2 earlier this month.”

Eguavoen, who had been serving as the NFF’s Technical Director, will now lead the national team in their upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Libya, scheduled for next month.

This appointment solidifies his position after a successful stint as interim coach.

Similarly, the NFF Executive Committee also “approved the recommendation of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee for Coach Justin Madugu to lead the remaining technical crew and take charge of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, pending the appointment of a substantive Head Coach.”

The appointment followed the exit of Randy Waldrum as the boss.

The Super Falcons’ next big engagement is the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals, taking place in Morocco in the summer of next year.