1. Augustine Owen Eguavoen was born on 19 August 1965 and is a Nigerian football manager and former player who served as manager of the Nigeria national team three times.
11 Facts About Augustine Eguavoen
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Augustine Eguavoen was a member of the Nigeria national team squad that qualified for the country's first ever World Cup in 1994, and won the African Nations Cup in the same year.
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Augustine Eguavoen was appointed the caretaker coach of the Nigeria national team in June 2005 with his coaching staff including Samson Siasia, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorunmu.
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Augustine Eguavoen managed the Nigeria national team at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, where the team won a bronze medal, beating Senegal in the third-place play-off.
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Augustine Eguavoen then moved to South Africa, to take over Premier Soccer League side Black Leopards in March 2008.
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In June 2010, the Nigeria Football Federation asked Augustine Eguavoen to replace Swedish Lars Lagerback until he decide his future plans.
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Augustine Eguavoen was appointed as the head coach of the Nigeria national under-23 football team in August 2010.
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Augustine Eguavoen expected his team would have a qualification for the 2012 London Olympic Games, but they were knocked out in the group stage.
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Augustine Eguavoen signed in April 2013 to coach Nigeria National League side COD United.
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Augustine Eguavoen resigned in July 2014 to take over Gombe United FC.
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On 12 December 2021, Augustine Eguavoen was appointed manager of Nigeria on an interim basis for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, following the departure of Gernot Rohr.