AFCON: Why I’m Nervous About Super Eagles — Coach Eguavoen

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The interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, has relayed his fears concerning his team ahead of the 2021 African Cup of Nations, (AFCON) that kicks off on January 9, 2022.

Eguavoen speaking with newsmen recently revealed that he is really bothered because majority of European clubs don’t want to release players for the 2021 AFCON on time.

Recall that some managers of top European clubs with African players have criticized the timing of AFCON, with the fourth wave of COVID-19 creating more fears.

Eguavoen, who replaced Gernot Rohr as coach of Nigeria’s national team, said he is worried because a provisional list of players had been released already and if they fail to turn up, it will be difficult for him to put a team together before the AFCON kick-offs on January 9.

Asked to comment on the issue of European clubs not wanting to release players for AFCON and if it bothers him, Eguavoen told newsmen: “Yes, of course, everyone should be bothered because there is a list out there and if you don’t release the majority how do you put a team together.

“I remember in 2011 just before the Olympic games London 2012, we won all the games, blowing teams up 5-1 like that and 95 percent of the players were from Europe, players like Nosa Igiebor, Nnamdi Oduamadi.

“But when it was time to go to Morocco (for the U-23 AFCON) out of the players who featured during the qualifiers for the U-23 AFCON, I only got like five of them, so it was a problem. So if European clubs are now saying we can’t release them, it will be a problem and to put another team together at this time would be tough.”

Recall that Eguavoen released a 28-man provisional list for the 2021 AFCON a few days ago.

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Oyinlola Awonuga is a trained journalist with skill-set and experience in content curation, content creation, and management across various digital channels . Awonuga is passionate about Entertainment, Style, Fashion and Sports as niche specialties, and she is involved in consistent engagements on various social media platforms, with steady followers online. Her works have also received appreciable recognition from Media Career Development Network, and at her spare time, she monitors developments and reports on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. She loves reading, tracking updates on Entertainment, Style and Sports, and staying abreast of global digital developments.

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