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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has denied reports he will quit following their exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles, three-time continental champions, won all three group games in Cameroon but were beaten 1-0 by Tunisia in the last 16.<\/p>\n

Eguavoen, technical director at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), took charge of the side after long-serving coach Gernot Rohr was sacked just four weeks before the tournament began.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came here as an interim manager because of what\u2019s been played out,\u201d Eguavoen, 56, told BBC Sport Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur former coach was relieved of his duties and it was just weeks before the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs technical director, anywhere in the world that is what is obtainable. If there is a vacancy, it is the technical director that steps in before the coach has been appointed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s why you see me taking this role and an interim man.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our journalists sometimes they change words, which is not too good. But we will manage it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nigeria have appointed Jose Peseiro to replace Rohr at the end of December, but the Portuguese only travelled to Cameroon with the Super Eagles as \u2018an observer\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, Eguavoen is not sure whether he will lead the side in their two-legged 2022 World Cup play-off against Ghana in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat I cannot answer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing that I can tell you is I\u2019m still the technical director of the federation and I am happy with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018I delete my social media\u2019 – Omeruo defends keeper Okoye<\/p>\n

Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi is sent off against Tunisia<\/p>\n

Nigeria had Alex Iwobi (obscured) sent off just seven minutes after the Everton midfielder came on as a second-half substitute against Tunisia<\/p>\n

The fall-out from Nigeria\u2019s exit on Sunday is also being felt by players.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, who was unable to keep out Youssef Msakni\u2019s low strike, and midfielder Alex Iwobi, who was sent off in the second half, have both received online abuse after the defeat.<\/p>\n

Everton player Iwobi has disabled his Instagram account, while Okoye, who has signed for Watford but is on loan at Sparta Rotterdam, has disabled comments on his.<\/p>\n

Nigeria centre-back Kenneth Omeruo has defended 22-year-old keeper Okoye, who he shares a room with on national duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is not feeling fine right now but you know I said to him \u2018Listen you\u2019ve been amazing. It\u2019s been a good tournament for you\u2019,\u201d Omeruo told BBC Sport Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody can be beaten by that goal. It\u2019s a good strike and also it wasn\u2019t a clear situation, because we the defenders were in front of him as well, so that would distract his view as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say that goal was his fault at all, you know and one thing I do after such tournaments is I delete my social media, because you find people who, some of them, don\u2019t even know football.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is just anger because we are Nigerians and we want to win every game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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