Emmanuel Thomas I Thursday, October 09, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria – Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen has expressed deep distaste over reports in sections of the media on Wednesday that he was being tipped, alongside Coach Ladan Bosso, to take over the job of coaching the Super Eagles for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations, should Coach Eric Chelle fail to qualify the team for next year’s FIFA World Cup finals.
The Technical Director said he has no interest in Chelle’s job, debunking the rumours.
“I feel very hurt by these baseless rumours because I really have no idea where they are coming from. I have a very good working relationship with Coach Eric Chelle..,
“I have absolutely no interest in taking over the squad. I am praying for him to succeed”, Eguavoen said in a statement.
