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Eguavoen steps down as Super Eagles coach
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Augustine Eguavoen, the Super Eagles coach, has resigned.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This comes after the Super Eagles&#8217; 1-0 round-of-16 loss to Tunisia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Eguavoen had led the three-time winners to victories over Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea-Bissau in a row.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the final stages, however, they were defeated by a Tunisian team suffering from Covid.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Eguavoen announced his decision to return to his duties as the NFF&#8217;s Technical Director at a post-match press conference.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;What happens next is that I am the Nigeria Football Federation&#8217;s temporary coach and Technical Director&#8221; (NFF).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;I&#8217;m going back to my position and waiting for the NFF to make a decision,&#8221; Eguavoen stated after the game.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">After Gernot Rohr was fired last month, Eguavoen took over. Prior to the start of the AFCON, the NFF confirmed Jose Peseiro as the new permanent coach.</span></p>