By Amaechi Agbo

The President, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick has disclosed that interim Super Eagles coach, Augustine Eguavoen has been under pressure and distractions right from the day he was appointed to oversee the team for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report.

Speaking in an Arise News programme on Monday, Pinnick said that agents are mounting unnecessary distractions on the coach, a situation he said would never have happened were Eguavoen a foreign coach.

“Ask Eguavoen, the last three weeks he was announced as Super Eagles interim coach, the kind of pressure and distractions he is getting from Nigerians, especially with the so called agents.

“You can’t try that with a foreign coach,” he said.

He described the interim manager as a level head man, an egghead.

“As Nigerian, as him. The kind of pressure. ‘Oh, Eguavoen, this is an opportunity oo…’ you know Nigerians

“Eguavoen is somebody that is level headed. In that area, you can call him egg head.”

Augustine Eguavoen was on December 12, 2021 announced as the interim Super Eagles coach, after former handler, Gernot Rohr was sacked by the federation.

The former Super Eagles player who won bronze as coach in 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON will lead the team in the 33rd edition of the AFCON which starts on Sunday in Cameroon.