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The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen as the interim head coach of the Super Falcons ahead of their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying fixtures against Comoros scheduled for October.
The development follows the dismissal of Justin Madugu and his technical crew last month after a disappointing campaign at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The defending champions suffered a 1-0 quarter-final defeat to Cameroon before losing 2-1 to South Africa in the World Cup qualifying play-off, missing out on the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup and ending Nigeria’s record of attending every Women’s World Cup edition since 1991.
Announcing the temporary decision on Tuesday, the federation released an official statement confirming that “Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen will lead Nigeria’s Senior Women’s National Team, the Super Falcons, on an interim basis for their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying fixtures against Comoros in October, as the search for a substantive head coach for the team continues.”
Eguavoen, popularly known as ‘Cerezo’, previously guided the Super Eagles to a bronze medal finish at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
He will be supported by Nasarawa Amazons head coach Christopher Danjuma, who led the Falconets at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, and former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa.
Former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf, who earned 68 caps and represented Nigeria across four WAFCON tournaments, three World Cups, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has also been appointed as an assistant coach.
The 10-time African champions will host Comoros at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on October 9 and 13, 2026, for both legs of the qualifying tie.
Nigeria received a bye into the second round as a top-ranked team, while Comoros advanced after defeating Sudan 30-0 on aggregate.
The Super Falcons must successfully navigate four two-legged knockout rounds to secure one of Africa’s two tickets to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
A victory over Comoros would advance Nigeria to the third round between February 23 and March 6, 2027, to face either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Morocco, before potential fourth and final qualifying rounds later in 2027.
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