Former Nigeria Football Federation, NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, has revealed that efforts are in full swing to appoint a substantive head coach for the Super Eagles.

Since June 2024, the Nigerian national team has been without a permanent manager, with Augustine Eguavoen serving in an interim capacity.

Despite guiding Nigeria through the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification as group winners, the NFF is determined to hire a foreign coach for the team.

In an interview on Channels Television’s Sports Tonight, Pinnick, who is also a FIFA Council member, expressed confidence in the NFF’s efforts.

“Any moment from now, I am sure they would be announcing a coach, an enterprising coach at that,” Pinnick stated.

The decision to pursue a foreign tactician comes amid the Super Eagles’ struggles in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.

The team sits in fifth place in Group C, winless in their first four matches, and must now secure victories in all their remaining games to stand a chance of qualifying for the tournament.

The pressure is heightened by the need to avoid missing back-to-back World Cups.

Since their first appearance in 1994, Nigeria has never missed consecutive World Cup tournaments.

They failed to qualify in 2006 and most recently in 2022, but have always returned in the subsequent edition.

As the race to secure a ticket to the 2026 World Cup heats, the NFF’s quest for an experienced, enterprising coach reflects the urgency of the situation and their determination to restore Nigeria’s global football reputation.