The appointment, announced by the NFF on Tuesday, comes as the federation continues its search for a permanent coach for the senior women’s national team.
Eguavoen, popularly known as “Cerezo”, will take charge of the Super Falcons for their second-round Olympic qualifying fixtures against Comoros in October.
The former Super Eagles coach brings considerable international experience to the position. He previously guided Nigeria to a bronze medal at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
He will be supported by Nasarawa Amazons head coach Christopher Danjuma, who has worked extensively with Nigeria’s women’s national teams. Danjuma was in charge of the Falconets at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa has also been included in the technical crew as goalkeeper trainer. He has previously served with several of Nigeria’s national teams, including the Super Eagles, CHAN Eagles, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets.
Former Super Falcons defender and coach Ayisat Yusuf will complete the coaching team as an assistant coach.
Yusuf made 68 appearances for Nigeria and featured at four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, three FIFA Women’s World Cups and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The 10-time African champions
will open their Olympic qualifying campaign against Comoros, with the first and second legs scheduled for October 9 and 13 at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo.
Nigeria were exempted from the opening round after being ranked among the three highest-ranked teams in the qualifying competition.
Comoros, meanwhile, booked their place in the second round after eliminating Sudan with a
30-0 aggregate victory.
The Super Falcons must progress through four rounds of two-legged knockout matches to claim one of Africa’s two available qualification spots for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
If Nigeria defeat Comoros, they will advance to the third round, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027, where they will meet either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Morocco.
A further victory would take the Falcons into the fourth round, where they could face Tunisia, Senegal, Benin Republic or Mali between October 4 and 12, 2027.
The final stage of the qualifying competition is scheduled for November 23 to December 4, 2027. Potential opponents at that stage include Guinea, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Algeria and Burkina Faso.
