Former Stoke Metropolis and Tremendous Eagles attacker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie, has backed Augustine Eguavoen to turn out to be the everlasting head coach of the Nigerian Nationwide soccer group, Soccernet.ng report.
Eguavoen was appointed within the early days of September after talks between the NFF and former Wolfsburg coach, Bruno Labbadia, fell via.
Since then, the 59-year-old has lead the three-time AFCON winners to 2 wins and a draw from three video games as they appear to seal qualification to the AFCON 2025 match in Morocco.
Following the group’s performances during the last two Worldwide breaks, Odemwingie believes Eguavoen has what it takes to guide the Tremendous Eagles.
“Eguavoen was the final supervisor after I signed my first skilled contract with Bendel Insurance coverage beneath him. The sweetness with him is that he’s a lesson to our nation. He’s well-spoken, he was a dedicated participant, and now he’s a dedicated coach. He’s all the time out there and takes the job with ardour—it’s his life. He has a task to play, and he’s all the time been dependable. Proper now, he’s doing nicely with 7 factors in 3 video games. It will depend on what he’s proud of.
He’s concerned with CAF, he takes teaching programs, and he’s only a blessing to have. Whether or not everlasting or not, he’s all the time there, prepared for the job as a result of it’s dwelling for him, and it’s his ardour.
I want him all the most effective in his position. What he needs can also be vital—if he needs it everlasting and he makes it recognized to the general public then he has plans and clearly he’ll put ahead his plans to the NFF and in the event that they suppose it allign with ther imaginative and prescient then he can have it completely. He’s finished nicely prior to now and continues to be doing nicely now. I want him all the most effective,” the previous LOSC Lille man instructed Brila.
Nigeria are presently prime of their AFCON 2025 qualification group, main with seven factors from three video games.