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The NFF decided to retain Austin Eguavoen as the interim Head Coach of the Super Eagles ahead of the world cup playoffs against Ghana in March.<\/p>\n
However, the NFF decided to add the former winger, Emmanuel Amunike to the fold as the assistant coach to Eguavoen.<\/p>\n
Austin Eguavoen impressed with the Super Eagles in the AFCON 2021 tournament and won the hearts of Nigerian fans even though the Super Eagles were unfortunate against Tunisia in the round of 16.<\/p>\n
Now, Austin Eguavoen has been saddled with the responsibility of helping the Super Eagles to qualify for the world cup in Qatar later in the year.<\/p>\n
The first leg of the fixture sees Nigeria travel to Ghana and the second leg will be played in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Austin Eguavoen\u2019s highlight with the Super Eagles was his 3rd place finish in the 2006 AFCON. Although he has been the king of the group stages in the AFCON tournaments, where he has not lost a game in the group stages, both in 2006 and 2021. However, he has not won the tournament before.<\/p>\n
Emmanuel Amuneke led Tanzania to qualify for their second AFCON tournament appearance in 2019 and also had played for the Super Eagles as a winger.<\/p>\n
Both player experiences will be key to seeing the team qualify for the world cup.<\/p>\n
Both Austin Eguavoen and Emmanuel Amuneke have won the AFCON together in 1994 and have relative experience in winning games.<\/p>\n
The experience of these coaches will help the Super Eagles ahead of their clash against Ghana.<\/p>\n
Austin Eguavoen, had a lot of potential shown in his handling of the Super Eagles within a short period before the 2021 AFCON tournament.<\/p>\n
However, the team collapsed in the round of 16 unexpectedly. With the introduction of Emmanuel Amuneke to the Super Eagles technical side, his experience and brilliance will help support Austin Eguavoen as Nigeria seek to qualify for Qatar 2022.<\/p>\n
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