AFCON 2021: Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen under pressure to win the AFCON title
Nigeria interim coach, Austin Eguavoen who led the Super Eagles to a bronze medal in Egypt in 2006 said he is under pressure to win the AFCON 2021 title.
The Super Eagles last won the AFCON title in 2013, under the late Stephen Keshi, when they defeated Burkina Faso in the final.
They won the bronze medal in 2013, but now, they are aiming for the title, and the coach told NFF TV that it seems like a must for him to make it happen.
He said, considering Nigeria as one of the favorites to win the championship, puts him under pressure just like Guardiola is under pressure to win the Champions League for Man City.
“So you cannot say he (Guardiola) is not under pressure, he wants to win it. So people are saying yes they expect Nigeria to win the Afcon, that puts me under some pressure.- Eguavoen told NFF TV.
He added:
“I will take it and then we will take it game after game. It’s not going to be easy because every team that has come here, has come to prove a point and the first game is very crucial for any team as that will give you a lot of encouragement going into the tournament proper.
“So I will say a little bit of pressure but I think I’m more relaxed now than two weeks or a week ago.”- Eguavoen told NFF TV
Before the Super Eagles open their Afcon campaign against Egypt they are scheduled to play the Cameroonian club, Coton Sport in a friendly match behind closed doors later today.
