I am totally committed to Super Eagles AFCON outing – Eguavoen
Austin Eguavoen has said he’s totally committed to the Super Eagles successful outing in the Africa Cup of Nation in Cameroon and nothing else.
Former Super Eagles captain, 56, had been working as the Nigeria Football Federation’s technical director before being asked to replace long-serving boss Gernot Rohr and fill in on the bench until Portugal’s Jose Peseiro takes over.
“My mandate is to work with these amazing players and colleagues in Cameroon,” he told BBC Sport Africa.
“We have given the players the freedom to enjoy themselves and the fans a reason to believe in the team again.
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“But we can’t pay attention to those calling us the tournament favourites now. I have no control over what happens at the end of this competition.
“Anything outside my mandate is not up to me and I just want to focus on the next opponent and take it from there.”
The former defender is in his third spell in charge of the Super Eagles, after managing the team from 2005-2007 prior to another stint as caretaker coach in 2010.
As a player, he won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and represented the Super Eagles at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.