AFCON 2021: Eguavoen named group stage best manager

Niyi Iyanda 12:10 - 22 January 2022

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<strong>Augustine Eguavoen has been named as the best manager of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group stage.</strong>

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen the winner of the group stage best manager award following his team's performance in the competition so far.

The organisers took to their official Twitter page to announce in a tweet that read; "Augustine Eguavoen wins the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021’s Group Stage Best Manager Award!"

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🇳🇬 Augustine Eguavoen wins the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021’s Group Stage Best Manager Award! 💯#AFCON2021 | #TeamNigeria | @thenff | @NGSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/87WimWuY46
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) January 21, 2022

Eguavoen who was only appointed as Interim coach barely a month to the start of the competition also took to Twitter to express his gratitude to Nigerians and the entire Super Eagles set-up.

🇳🇬 🦅 Many thanks to the Confederation of African Football for this award.

The Best coach of the Group stage. Wouldn’t have been possible without my fantastic group of players and colleagues.

Thank you Nigerians, for your support. It’s needed now, more than ever💚#TeamNigeria pic.twitter.com/FXE799JuP5
— Austin Eguavoen (@coacheguavoen) January 22, 2022