Augustine Eguavoen

AFCON 2025: NFF Technical Director lauds Super Eagles’ effort in Morocco

The Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, has praised Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle and the team for their noticeable progress at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Afrosport reports. Eguavoen said the Super Eagles have shown clear signs of improvement under Chelle, stressing that the team’s development is the result of patience, structure, and belief in a long-term...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Why the odds favour Eguavoen against Gernot Rohr

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Super Eagles boss Eguavoen targets finishing series unbeaten

Super Eagles interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen is targeting finishing the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers unbeaten as his side prepare to take on Rwanda in Uyo on Monday, Afrosport reports. Nigeria were through to next year's AFCON finals in Morocco after Rwanda failed to get a result over Libya in the previous round. This meant the game against Benin in Abidjan was a formality...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Eguavoen hands debutant Osho starting shirt against Benin

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Eguavoen hands debutant Osho starting shirt against Benin

Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has handed France-based defender Gabriel Osho a starting shirt for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Benin Republic, Afrosport reports. Osho who plays for Auxerre in France, starts alongside captain William Troost-Ekong and Fulham defender Calvin Bassey in a three-man defence, while Ola Aina and Bruno Onyemaechi have been given the nod in the wing-back positions. Reigning...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Why the Super Eagles must defeat Benin in Abidjan

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Why the Super Eagles must defeat Benin in Abidjan

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be up against neighbours Benin in the penultimate fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday, with the permutation pretty straightforward. Augustine Eguavoen's men need at lest a draw to book to their place in next year's finals in Morocco which is achievable considering they are yet to lose a game in the ongoing qualifiers. They also...