The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen as interim coach of the Super Falcons ahead of their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying campaign.
According to an NFF statement issued on Tuesday, Eguavoen will lead the senior women’s national team in their second-round Olympic qualifying ties against Comoros in October, while the federation continues its search for a substantive head coach.
Eguavoen, popularly known as “Cerezo”, brings extensive international coaching experience to the role. He guided the Super Eagles to a bronze medal at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
He will be assisted by Christopher Danjuma, head coach of Nigeria Women’s Football League side Nasarawa Amazons.
Danjuma has extensive experience with Nigeria’s women’s national teams and was 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 will serve as goalkeeper trainer. He has previously worked with several Nigerian national teams, including the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
Former Super Falcons defender and coach Ayisat Yusuf will also join the technical crew as an assistant coach.
Yusuf earned 68 international caps for Nigeria and 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.
The 10-time African champions will face Comoros in the second round, with both legs scheduled to take place at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on October 9 and 13, 2026, respectively.
Nigeria received a bye into the second round as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the qualifying competition, while Comoros advanced after defeating Sudan 30-0 on aggregate.
The Super Falcons must navigate four rounds of two-legged knockout ties to secure one of Africa’s two available places at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
If Nigeria eliminate Comoros, they will advance to the third round from 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 see Nigeria face one of Tunisia, Senegal, Benin Republic or Mali between October 4 and 12, 2027.
The final qualifying round is scheduled for November 23 to December 4, 2027, with Nigeria potentially facing one of Guinea, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Algeria or Burkina Faso.
