BREAKING: NFF Sacks Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, Appoints Eguavoen As Interim Coach | MarvelTvUpdates

The Nigeria Football Federation has sacked Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr with immediate effect and has appointed Mr Augustine Eguavoen as interim coach.

Augustine led the Super Eagles team that finished in third place at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt back in 2006.

The NFF made the disclosure in a statement posted on its website on Sunday. “The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Mr Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis.

“This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three–time African champions for the past 64 months, and is Nigeria’s longest–serving manager.

“Following a virtual meeting of the NFF Executive Committee on Sunday, it was decided that Eguavoen will work with Salisu Yusuf (Chief Coach); Paul Aigbogun (Assistant Coach); Joseph Yobo (Assistant Coach); Dr Terry Eguaoje (Assistant Coach) and Aloysius Agu (Goalkeeper Trainer).

“Former Nigeria captains Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Garba Lawal have been appointed to provide technical and ambassadorial support for the crew.”

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