Likely Cracks In Super Eagles As Eguavoen Takes On Pinnick

<p><em>Likely cracks in super eagles<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that there emerging cracks on the walls of the management of the Super Eagles&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The signal to this has become visible as Super Eagles interim boss&comma; Augustine Eguavoen has said Amaju Pinnick&comma; the President of the Nigeria Football Federation &lpar;NFF&rpar;&comma; will no longer be allowed to speak to the players during half-time breaks&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Pinnick was present in the dressing room during the 1-0 win over Egypt and 3-1 victory over Sudan&comma; both in the group stages of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;However&comma; the NFF boss was absent during the last fixture against <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;">Guinea-Bissau&comma;<&sol;a> which the Eagles won 2-0&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Ahead of Sunday’s Round of 16 clash against Tunisia&comma; Eguavoen was asked about Pinnick always coming in to talk to the players&comma; especially when that is time for the coaches to iron out mistakes or talk tactics&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Responding&comma; Eguavoen promised it won’t happen again&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We talked about timing and I am still talking about it&period; It’s our culture – motivation is good&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Guests can have short discussions with the team at the restaurant and not inside the dressing room&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Against Egypt was the only time when the NFF president and the Air Peace president came to see the team and it was five minutes&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In the second and third games&comma; no one came to see the team&period; I don’t think this will happen today&comma; Sunday&comma; January 23&comma; ” he said with all strength of finality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;