Former Super Eagles manager Augustine Eguavoen has been appointed interim head coach of Nigeria’s Senior Women’s National Team, the Super Falcons, for their October 2026 Olympic qualifying tie against Comoros, while the process of selecting a permanent coach continues.
Experienced interim coaching team
Eguavoen, known as “Cerezo”, brings extensive international experience to the role. He previously guided Nigeria’s Super Eagles to third place at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
- Christopher Danjuma, head coach of Nigeria Women’s Football League club Nasarawa Amazons, will assist Eguavoen. He has served extensively within Nigeria’s women’s national-team structure and was in charge of the Falconets at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
- Olatunji Baruwa, a former Super Eagles goalkeeping coach, has been named goalkeeper trainer. His previous national-team work includes spells with the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
- Ayisat Yusuf, a former Super Falcons defender who has moved into coaching, will also join the assistants. Yusuf collected 68 international caps for Nigeria and appeared at four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, three FIFA Women’s World Cups and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Comoros tie begins in Ikenne-Remo
Nigeria, a 10-time African champion, will begin its Olympic qualifying campaign in the second round against Comoros. Both matches are scheduled for Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, with the first leg on October 9, 2026, and the return on October 13.
The Super Falcons entered at this stage after receiving a bye as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the competition. Comoros secured its place by eliminating Sudan with a 30-0 aggregate victory.
Route to Los Angeles 2028
Nigeria must negotiate four two-leg knockout rounds to claim one of the two African berths at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The potential path is as follows:
- Should the Super Falcons defeat Comoros, they will reach the third round, which is scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027. Their opponent there will be either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Morocco.
- Progress to the fourth round would bring a tie against one of Tunisia, Senegal, Benin Republic or Mali, to be played between October 4 and 12, 2027.
- The concluding qualifying round is set for November 23 to December 4, 2027. Nigeria could meet Guinea, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, the Central African Republic, Algeria or Burkina Faso.
