The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has described the purported appointment of former Nigeria international, Austin Eguavoen, as an interim manager of the Super Eagles after Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro stepped down at the weekend as ‘a joke taken too far’.
It was earlier reported that Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Eagles pending when the Nigeria Football Federation looks for a new coach after the Nigeria Football Governing body parted ways with Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro.
But during a recent interview, a decent source at the NFF dismissed with a wave of the hand the purported Eguavoen’s link to the Super Eagles job, adding that the former national team captain is not even being considered to take over on an interim basis.
“There’s nothing for Eguavoen as far as I know, and, in fact, nobody ever mentioned him in any capacity for the Super Eagles,” the source said, adding that those thrusting Eguavoen forward for the job are only jokers.
“I think those guys are just joking. Nobody has mentioned Eguavoen as Super Eagles’ interim manager.”
