Augustine Eguavoen

Augustine Owen Eguavoen (born 19 August 1965) is a Nigerian football manager and former player who served as manager of the Nigeria national team three times. Quotes I like entertaining football, But you must try at every given time to possess the ball, but with the intention of going forward. When that space is there, we'll have to explore. Eleven players are playing, so we are not going to leave defensive responsibilities for defenders alone of offensive responsibilities for strikers alone. So wherever you find yourself, you should be able to do at least something 40-50 per cent. Eguavoen reveals his playing style, criteria to make the Super Eagles team, December 22 2021 We have to face reality, nobody cares to hear excuses, We have to tell the players where we are now and where we want to be at the end of AFCON. The federation has a goal, the country has a goal, as players and individuals we also have goals. So we're going to set a goal for ourselves and make sure we work hard to reach that goal. We have all it takes to go all the way but we have to take it game after game. I think this team is ready to compete anytime they are called upon, And yes, the time is quite short, we all know that. But we are Nigerians and once you get to a tournament, everybody expects you to win. Nobody cares what happened before. From the blast of the whistle, nobody wants to hear excuses, but with the quality of players we have, I don't think we will struggle. It's not going to be as competitive because we have to be wary of injuries. It's just like a rehearsal, to see what we have done in training, to put into perfection. It will be just casual games. Since I got the news I will say I don't sleep well, because I know the expectation. I know there are people out there who want us to succeed, and there are a few people out there who are also in doubt. but we will do everything humanly possible to make Nigerians smile. I think I'm better now. Because life is about experience. Every day counts, everything matters. I've watched coaches, I've watched games and I learn; we all learn every day. The thing now is, the opponent's determines how you set up your team. So there will be a different approach against Egypt, different approach against Sudan, different approach against Guinea Bissau as well. When the time comes, you will see all of that. Mind you, it's not a one man show; I've also got people around me to tap from also, we have to sit down and talk things through and come up with one agreement or decision. Of course, I have the final say and when the time comes, we'll see. 'No excuses': Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen aims to make the most of another AFCON tilt, December 31 2021 External links Category:Football (soccer) coaches Category:1965 births Category:Soccer players from Nigeria Category:Living people