
The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Augustine Eguavoen as interim head coach of the Super Falcons, the country's senior women's national football team. According to Channels Television, Eguavoen will lead the side in their second-round 2028 Olympic qualifiers against Comoros in October, while the federation continues its search for a substantive head coach.
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