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Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has been appointed to lead the Super Falcons on an interim basis as Nigeria begins its quest to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Falcons for their second-round Olympic qualifiers against the Comoros in October, as the Nigerian Football Federation continues its search for a top head coach.
The experienced strategist, popularly known as ‘Cerezo’, brings extensive international experience to the mission. He previously guided the Super Eagles to the bronze medal at the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Eguavoen will be assisted by Christopher Danjuma, head coach of Nasarawa Amazons of the Nigerian Women’s Football League. Danjuma has extensive experience with the Nigerian women’s national teams and was in charge of the Falconets at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
Former Super Eagles goalkeeping coach Olatunji Baruwa will serve as goalkeeping coach, having previously worked with several Nigerian national teams including the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
Former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf has also been named among the assistant coaches. Yusuf earned 68 caps for Nigeria and represented the country in four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, three FIFA Women’s World Cups and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The ten-time African champions will begin their Olympic qualification campaign in the second round against the Comoros, with both matches taking place at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on October 9 and 13, 2026, respectively.
Nigeria advanced to the second round as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the qualifying competition, while Comoros advanced after defeating Sudan 30-0 on aggregate.
The Super Falcons must overcome four two-legged qualifying rounds to secure one of Africa’s two available tickets to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
If Nigeria beats Comoros, it will advance to the third round, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027, where it will face either the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Morocco.
A place in the fourth round would pit Nigeria against Tunisia, Senegal, Benin Republic or Mali between October 4 and 12, 2027.
The final round of the qualifying race is scheduled for November 23 to December 4, 2027, and Nigeria could face Guinea, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, the Central African Republic, Algeria or Burkina Faso.
With qualification for Los Angeles 2028 in sight, Eguavoen and his coaching team will be tasked with guiding the Super Falcons through the first hurdle as the NFF works to name a permanent head coach.
