The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the substantive head coach of the Super Eagles, just few weeks ahead of AFCON.

The 61-year-old tactician, appointment comes exactly two weeks to the commencement of the TotalEnergies AFCON 2021 competition.
The Portuguese coach replaces Gernot Rohr following his dismissal a fortnight ago.

Before now, Peseiro, has previously handled the national teams of Saudi Arabia and recently Venezuela and also at club level, had brief stints with Portuguese clubs – Sporting Lisbon, Sporting Braga and FC Porto as well as Real Madrid of Spain.

According to the NFF, Peseiro in the meantime, will play role of an observer, while interim coach Augustine Eguavoen leads the team to the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

After the Afcon 2021, Eguavoen will return to his permanent role as the NFF Technical Director to pave way for the Portuguese’s full take over of the team.

Nigeria will open their AFCON account against the Pharaohs of Egypt on January 11 at Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua.