Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has been handed the responsibility of leading the Super Falcons on an interim basis for their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying double-header against Comoros in October, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Eguavoen, who currently serves as the NFF Technical Director, will oversee the two-legged encounter while the Nigeria Football Federation continues its search for a substantive head coach.
Popularly known as “Cerezo”, the former Nigeria international brings vast experience to the assignment, having previously managed the Super Eagles at senior international level and guided the team to a bronze medal at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
He will be assisted by Nasarawa Amazons head coach Christopher Danjuma, who has extensive experience working with Nigeria’s women’s national teams. Danjuma was previously in charge of the Falconets at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa has also joined the interim technical team as goalkeeper coach. Baruwa has worked with several of Nigeria’s national sides, including the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
Former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf has been appointed as another assistant coach. Yusuf earned 68 international caps during her playing career and featured for Nigeria at four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, three FIFA Women’s World Cups and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The Super Falcons will begin their Olympic qualifying campaign in the second round against Comoros, with both legs scheduled to take place at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on October 9 and 13, 2026.
Nigeria received a bye into the second round as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the qualifying competition, while Comoros booked their place after eliminating Sudan 30-0 on aggregate.
The 10-time African champions must successfully negotiate four rounds of two-legged knockout ties to secure one of Africa’s two available places at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Should Nigeria overcome Comoros, they will advance to the third round, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027, where they will face either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Morocco.
A place in the fourth round would bring another two-legged tie against one of Tunisia, Senegal, Benin Republic or Mali between October 4 and 12, 2027.
The final round of qualifying is scheduled for November 23 to December 4, 2027, with potential opponents including Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Algeria and Burkina Faso.
For Eguavoen and his interim coaching staff, the immediate objective will be to guide the Super Falcons past Comoros and keep Nigeria’s hopes of returning to the Olympic Games alive.