The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen as interim coach of the Super Falcons ahead of Nigeria’s 2028 Olympic Games qualifying campaign.

Eguavoen will take charge of the senior women’s national team for their second-round Olympic qualifying ties against Comoros in October, while the NFF continues its search for a substantive head coach.

The experienced coach, popularly known as “Cerezo,” brings extensive international experience to the assignment. He previously led the Super Eagles to a bronze-medal finish at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Eguavoen will be assisted by Christopher Danjuma, head coach of Nasarawa Amazons, who has also worked with Nigeria’s women’s national teams, including the Falconets at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa will serve as goalkeeper trainer, while former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf will join the technical team as an assistant coach. Yusuf earned 68 international caps for Nigeria and represented the country at the Olympics, Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The Super Falcons, who are 10-time African champions, will begin their Olympic qualifying campaign in the second round against Comoros. Both legs are scheduled to take place at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, on October 9 and October 13, 2026, respectively.

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 Falcons must progress through four rounds of two-legged knockout ties to secure one of Africa’s two available places at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

If Nigeria eliminates Comoros, they will face either DR Congo or Morocco in the third round, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027.

The appointment of Eguavoen gives the Super Falcons an experienced figure to guide the team through an important Olympic qualification campaign as the NFF works to secure a permanent head coach.