The Nigerian Football Federation has confirmed receipt of a detailed technical report on the performance of the Super Eagles at the 33rd African Cup of Nations Finals in Cameroon from the team’s technical team led by Agustin Ecuador.
NFF Notary Public Mohammed Sanusi, in an official press release issued on Tuesday, revealed that the submitted report was not only being assessed by the Federation but also by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.
Mr. Sanusi hinted that it is after the evaluation that the NFF will make its position known.
He said: “We have received the technical report on AFCON 2021 and are currently studying it, in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. Once the study and assessment have been carried out, we will make our position known”.
Dismissal
Nigeria won all three of their group matches against Egypt, Sudan and Guinea Bissau in Garoua, and emerged as the only team in the tournament to record a maximum of nine points from three games.
The team, however, lost by the odd goal to Tunisia in the round of 16.
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The Super Eagles will face the Black Stars of Ghana in the play-off round of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 scheduled for the month of March.
There has been a growing debate over whether Eguavoen should be retained to continue as the national team manager or whether an additional hand should be brought in to manage the Super Eagles.
After the dismissal of former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr last December, Eguavoen, who is the NFF’s technical director, was recruited to lead the national team to the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Before the team’s departure, Portuguese coach José Paseiro was announced as the head coach of the Super Eagles, but not much has been said about the former FC Porto coach since that big announcement.
With the notable change seen in the Eagles’ game in Cameroon, there have been calls to scrap the plan for a foreign coach and stick with Eguavoen.
It is unclear for now if a satisfactory technical report will help Eguavoen’s extended stay as Super Eagles coach or if the NFF will go ahead with its earlier desire to hire an expatriate coach for the national team.