LA 2028 Olympics: Eguavoen to Lead Super Falcons in Interim Capacity Against Comoros
Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen will lead the Super Falcons on an interim basis as Nigeria begins its quest for a place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Falcons for their Olympic qualifying fixtures against Comoros in October, with the Nigeria Football Federation continuing its search for a substantive head coach for the 10-time African champions.
The experienced coach, popularly known as ‘Cerezo’, brings extensive international experience to the assignment. He previously guided the Super Eagles to a bronze medal at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Christopher Danjuma will assist Eguavoen. The Nasarawa Amazons head coach has vast experience with Nigeria’s women’s national teams and led 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 the goalkeeper trainer. Baruwa has worked with several Nigerian national teams, including the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
Former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf will also join the coaching 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 Beijing Olympic Games.
The Super Falcons will face Comoros in the second round of the Olympic qualifying series, 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 progressed 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 tickets to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
If Nigeria eliminates Comoros, the team will advance to the third round, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027, where they will meet 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 round is scheduled for November 23 to December 4, 2027. Nigeria could face Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Algeria or Burkina Faso for a place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
