LA 2028 Olympics: Eguavoen To Lead Super Falcons In Interim Capacity
Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has been appointed to lead the Super Falcons on an interim basis as Nigeria begins its campaign to qualify for the women’s football tournament of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Eguavoen, fondly known as ‘Cerezo’, will take charge of the Super Falcons for their second-round Olympic qualifying tie against Comoros in October, as the search for a substantive head coach continues.
The experienced tactician previously led the Super Eagles to a bronze medal finish at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and brings extensive international experience to the assignment.
He will be assisted by Christopher Danjuma, head coach of Nigeria Women’s Football League side Nasarawa Amazons. Danjuma has considerable experience with Nigeria’s women’s national teams, including leading 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, having previously worked with several of Nigeria’s national teams, including the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
Former Super Falcons defender 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 of the Olympic qualifying competition, with both legs scheduled to take place at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on October 9 and 13, 2026.
Nigeria received a bye into the second round as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the qualifying competition, while Comoros secured its place after defeating Sudan 30-0 on aggregate.
The Super Falcons must negotiate four rounds of two-legged knockout ties to claim one of Africa’s two available places at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Should Nigeria eliminate Comoros, they will advance to the third round, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027, where they could face either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Morocco.
A place in the fourth round would bring a potential clash against Tunisia, Senegal, Benin Republic or Mali between October 4 and 12, 2027.
The final round of the qualifying race is scheduled for November 23 to December 4, 2027, with Nigeria potentially facing Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Algeria or Burkina Faso for a place at the Los Angeles Games.
