The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have finalized preparations to assign a foreigner to coach the Super Eagles in their remaining 2026 World Cup qualifying games, which would commence in March 2025, and remove Augustine Eguavoen from his position as interim coach.Cultural tours in Nigeria
According to SCORENigeria’s source, the football organization is trying to find a foreign coach for the Eagles, the senior men’s national team, before the World Cup qualifying tournaments resume in March.
Finding a foreign coach for the Super Eagles is still a top priority for the NFF. The process will soon be finished, a top insider told SCORENigeria, adding that they have been holding several talks, negotiations, and consultations out of the public eye.
Ibrahim Gusau, the president of the NFF, recently said that they had contacted a number of sponsors regarding the salary payment for a new foreign coach.
“We are currently discussing the payment of foreign coaches with Baba Ijebu, MTN, BUA, Dangote Group, and others,” Gusau stated.
“Eguavoen is doing well, but if we have to hire a coach, we need to make sure that the money problem is resolved.”
Remember how the NFF declared in June that they will hire a foreign coach for the Super Eagles after Finidi George resigned the position due to a string of poor performances in pivotal 2026 World Cup qualifiers?
Nigeria qualified for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco under Augustine Eguavoen, who has been temporarily leading the Super Eagles since the attempt to appoint German Bruno Labbadia fell through.Cultural tours in Nigeria
However, last month’s last 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda saw the Super Eagles only manage a point out of a possible six.
They ended the qualification campaign for Morocco 2025 with a shocking 2-1 loss at home to Rwanda after forcing Benin to a 1-1 draw in Abidjan.
By the way, Rwanda and Benin are both competing against Nigeria in the 2026 World Cup qualifying round.
After four rounds of play, Rwanda is in first place with seven points, ahead of South Africa and Benin, who have seven points apiece but have a worse goals differential.
On the other side, Nigeria’s prospects of making it to the greatest World Cup ever are in ruins as they sit in second place with three points.
In March, the Super Eagles will play Rwanda, the leaders, in Kigali to start their World Cup qualifying campaign before hosting Zimbabwe, the worst team.