Eguavoen Hopes To Coach Super Eagles In The Future

Austin Eguavoen dreams of another shot at the Super Eagles coaching job if the opportunity presents itself, Megasportsarena.com reports.

Despite failing to qualify the Super Eagles for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the former interim technical adviser of the team still harbours the dream of being in the Nigerian dugout.

“If there is still an opportunity for me, I will want to coach the Eagles again, but not at this moment, maybe later. If I’m called upon to lead the team again, I will definitely take up the job.

“I’m still one of the good coaches in the country. I can still prove a point it’s just a matter of time. No regrets taking up the job. When you are called to serve the nation I could not refuse them.”

When quizzed on why the team wasn’t able to raise their game against the Black Stars in the winner-takes-all encounter,  Eguavoen blamed his side’s lack of character and courage in the second leg in Abuja as a major reason they lost the game.

“We lacked the character, zeal to beat Ghana when it mattered most. The Ghanaians showed they wanted it more than our boys and that was why it ended that way. We didn’t do any of that. We did not fight or push enough for the winner and how do you do that? It is with fast-paced football, creating chances but that didn’t happen.

“In Kumasi, the Ghanaians were better but in Abuja, the Eagles were the better side but could not win. The games between Ghana and Nigeria are always very difficult. If we had lost in Kumasi or in Abuja, I would have regarded myself as a failure but we lost on away goal. We didn’t lose the game but we lost the ticket to qualify for the World Cup.”