AFCON: Eguavoen Denies Resignation

Super Eagles interim coach Austin Eguavoen has denied tendering his resignation as interim Super Eagles coach following the team’s early ouster from the AFCON tournament in Cameroon.

Speaking with journalists at the Hotel Le Ribadou in Garoua on Monday before departure of the team, Eguavoen said, “it’s a lie, misleading and very mischievous to attribute such a statement to me because that was not what I said.”

Although Eguavoen maintained that he remains the technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation, he added, “when we get back, it is left for the authorities to decide.”

He is not averse to the appointment of another manager for the national team, rather he pointed out that, “whoever comes, we will work closely in order to achieve the best for the country.”

The denial by Eguavoen of his resignation cams as former Super Eagles goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has urged Nigerian fans not to blame keeper Maduka Okoye for conceding a goal in their round of 16 AFCON ouster by Tunisia.

Okoye failed to deal with Youssef Msakni’s low shot from outside the box and it was the end of the road for the Super Eagles.

“A lot of people said Okoye caused the goal but I don’t want to believe that because if you look at the shot very well from that distance, the speed was very high and before the ball got to Okoye, it swerved.

“After the goal, they tried the same action again with another shot from outside the 18-yard box but thank God, Okoye reacted quickly and pushed it for a corner-kick.

But former Super Eagles striker Julius Aghahowa disagreed.

“Okoye should have saved that ball because he saw the ball coming towards his direction.

“I am really disappointed and feel he should have done better. This was a game we didn’t deserve to lose at all. But it has happened, and we have to accept our fate.”

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