Augustine Eguavoen will take charge of Nigeria’s Super Falcons on an interim basis for their 2028 Olympic qualifying tie against Comoros in October, while the Nigeria Football Federation continues its search for a permanent head coach.
The former Super Eagles manager will oversee the 10-time African champions’ opening matches in the qualification campaign, with both fixtures against Comoros to be played at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo.
The first leg is scheduled for 9 October 2026, with the return match taking place four days later on 13 October.
Eguavoen, known by the nickname ‘Cerezo’, brings extensive international experience to the temporary role. He previously guided Nigeria’s Super Eagles to a bronze-medal finish at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
He will be supported by Christopher Danjuma, the current head coach of Nigeria Women’s Football League club Nasarawa Amazons.
Danjuma has also held a number of roles within Nigeria’s women’s national-team set-up. Most recently, he led the Falconets at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa has been appointed to work with the Super Falcons’ goalkeepers. His previous experience includes spells with the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
Ayisat Yusuf, a former Super Falcons defender who has since moved into coaching, will also be part of the interim staff as an assistant coach.
Yusuf won 68 caps for Nigeria during her playing career. She represented the country at four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, three FIFA Women’s World Cups and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Nigeria were given a bye into the second round of the African Olympic qualifying competition as one of the three highest-ranked nations involved.
Comoros reached this stage after defeating Sudan 30-0 on aggregate.
The Super Falcons must negotiate four rounds of two-legged knockout ties to claim one of the two places available to African teams at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Should Nigeria eliminate Comoros, they will progress to the third round, which is scheduled to be played from 23 February to 6 March 2027. Their opponents at that stage will be either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Morocco.
A place in the fourth round would bring a tie against one of Tunisia, Senegal, Benin Republic or Mali. Those matches are due to take place between 4 and 12 October 2027.
The final stage of the qualifying competition is scheduled for 23 November to 4 December 2027. Potential opponents for Nigeria at that point include Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Algeria and Burkina Faso.