Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has praised interim head coach of the Super Eagles Augustine Eguavoen despite the team’s elimination from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, reports Completesports.com.
Eguavoen took temporary charge of the team on the eve of the AFCON following the sacking of Gernot Rohr.
The Super Eagles won all three group games before succumbing to a 1-0 defeat against Carthage Eagles in the second round.
“Eguavoen did well and he provided good leadership in the team,” Pinnick stated.
Read Also: CAF Snubs Super Eagles Stars In AFCON 2021 Best X1
“He gave the team freedom to express themselves, but trust me there can be more to it in terms of the way we want to win.
“Generally, I commended him for what he did with the team. He took the job at short notice and he was able to deliver.
“He won three games convincingly. The only team in the tournament to do that in the first round.
“The team we defeated in the first round, Egypt, reached the final.
“What we need to do now is to just inject some kind of technical sagacity to the team.”
17 Comments
Cisse the Senegalese coach spent 7 years building the team and finally gave the people Afcon but only 5 years wey GENERAL ROAR spend trying to build our team, pinick you kicked him out. You couldnt be patient! God will judge you pinick!!!
@Monkey Post, don’t be ignorant of the danger of leaving GR at the helms of affairs after 5 years. The team completely lost Nigeria’s identity of attacking football. Imagine Rohr asking Simon Moses to be playing as a wing back? We started losing to minnows in Africa even in our backyard. Can’t you see the real Nigeria’s style of play in our first three games. On this account, kudos is given to NFF for sacking the man. We are back to our traditional style of play. By the time we qualify for the world cup, everybody would see the repeat of Nigeria’s participation at the 1994 world cup in Qatar, I am upbeat.
@ Isreal…you people are very funny.
The so-called danger Rohr presented was a bronze medal at AFCON and seamless qualifications in ALL competitions – WCQ, AFCONQ.
Yet, we fire him for a dullard of a coach who couldn’t beat a poor Tunisia team and give Nigeria its WORST result in 40 years! And you call that progress and celebrate?
Nigerians are just mugus who will continue to be conned. Wait till Ghana kicks you out of the WC, maybe your eyes will open then.
U daft ppl what is identity. When Nigeria destroyed then African champions Algeria and the Cameroun what was that.
Now NFF is saying 2nd round exit was a good performance but Rohr was given get to final or get sacked.
Let’s be objective and not be sentimental or racist
Only 5 years that GENERAL ROAR spend, you all started shouting. But see Cisse Senegalese coach spending 7 years and we all saw the result..SMH…Nigerians very impatient and ungrateful!
Now I hope you all are happy for taking the team backward? Cos this is like starting from square one!
Nigeria is not Senegal that will wait seven years to win a major trophy in Africa. Am not one of those people celebrating Cisse long year as Senegal coach before finally winning a trophy that is too hell long. We are super eagles . How many years did Shiatta spend with Egypt before winning 3 straight cup back to back with local players . If Egu is to spend 7 years as eagles coach then Nigeria should be celebrating bronze at World Cup .
How many did the late KESHI spend with eagles before winning the cup in 2013. Senegal doesn’t have a winning mentality .
My expectation from Egu is that eagles should immediately begin to play attractive football with results . We can not be fooled again just like ROHR fooled us for 5 years without any major achievement .
…”Only five years”?
Make una spend “only five days” for prison make we see una patience. Nigeria football ought to be more than first/secound round of World Cups by now. We are talking about twenty eight years after sending millions of Serie A loving Italians into high blood pressure in 1994.
A year is enough to forge a crack World Cup squad from a nation with quality footballers spread thick in the elite footballing leagues.
Nigerians just want to settle for mediocrity and believe time rather than constructive efforts will get them the desired results. As they are in politics so they choose to in football.
As a modern day footballer you need to be versatile. When Victor Moses played wing back at Chelsea heaven did not fall. So please don’t bring that. Even simon admitted that he understands roah was trying to make him versatile.. So??..
It’s only in Nigeria that you castigate a worker who comes 3rd in a competition and praise one who gets booted out in the round of 16 in the same competition.
Not just praise o.. They we’re treated to some lavish banquet breakfast over 2.6 million was spent.
@Abdulrazak. Thay think every Nigerian is a fool when they impose their ignorance on everybody. There was no reason why Rohr should not have been allowed to meet his set targets before he was fired. Nigeria was in the wilderness before the white guy came. Are we so sure now that Nigeria football will not degenerate again to non-qualification to any major events in the foreseeable future? Are you so sure now that “our own” can deliver the chickens that lay the Golden Eggs ? Hay, we will soon find out.
The way a typical agitated region reason.
Bels, Alias let’s secede from here.
It’s painful Eguavoen is eventually the head coach and I think more. Ehyaa, pls take heart.
Why are you like this Edoman? At least you saw Oga Rohr last three matches before he was fired? Now, tell me if he deserved to be with the team.
We should thank God that the gaffer wasn’t in charge of the Eagles against Egypt, it would have been worst. He was scared of MO Salah before the encounter. We don’t that my lovely friend Edoman.
Please we need your support Oga Rohr followers. Our can’t do it alone.
So, I will advise you Oga Rohr followers to wait for good five at least before any foreign coach can move closer to the Super Eagles.
These our own Kai, with the addition of Amunike ye, Nigerians will enjoy watching total football soon. We want to attack together and defend together as team. We saw few examples in Cameroon now. Mr. No nonsense spent just a week with the players and we satisfied with his work.
We have the packages ready for you Nigerians. Super Eagles will entertain you and most especially you Oga Rohr fans.
Super Eagles will win trophies under our own because we put God first and we are working tirelessly to satisfy you Nigerians.
You Oga Rohr deciples should remember that I have promised you total football in Cameroon? I hope you enjoyed that wella?
I warned Mr. No nonsense before the tournament to get Dessers involved but he did the opposite and Tunisia punished his team and they sent him out of the tournament just like that.
But this time, such a thing will not happen again. Amunike is with the team now and very soon, coach Agu will vacate his position.
So Oga Rohr followers, please relax and enjoy good football from our world class coaches.
Our own will wow Nigerians soon if they do the right thing. Ire o. God bless Nigeria!!!
Give us edit button CSN please.
Omo9ja, how can you condemned Rohr like that so results in football is not good so is round of 16 is the best Rohr did not fell the man meet is target sir Eguavouen fell and should be sack