By Emmanuel Okogba

Jose Peseiro’s expectation to take over as the coach of the Super Eagles after the Africa Cup of Nations seems to have gone with the wind following Monday’s extension of Austin Eguavoen’s interim role.

Peseiro was contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to take over from Gernot Rohr who was shown the exit door after a below par performance with the team during the World Cup qualifiers.

He was, according to reports, recommeded by Jose Mourinho who was also expected to be at his unveiling which now looks like an event that is never going to happen.

Despite Nigeria’s Super Eagles crashing out at the Round of 16, Nigerians and the NFF have, as it looks, kept fate with Eguavoen who impressed with his team during the group stages.

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Taking to Instagram, the Portugese coach explained that contractual issues and financial questions led to the break down of talks with the NFF.

He wrote, “After several weeks of negotiations, during which there was news from the Nigerian Football Federation, that I would be the coach of their team, from the end of Afcon 2021, a fact that I never confirmed, and these did not materialize due to disagreement regarding contrarian clauses and financial matters.”

Peseiro, if he had taken over, was expected to oversee the World Cup play-off with Ghana and lead Nigeria to the finals, in the event that they qualify.

The reconstituted coaching crew for the Super Eagles includes interim Technical Adviser Augustine Eguavoen, Emmanuel Amuneke, as well as with assistants Salisu Yusuf, Joseph Yobo and Alloy Agu.

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