After resigning as coach of the national U-23 team, Austin Eguavoen is in line for a sensational return to two-time African champions Enyimba.
The former Olympic team coach and Niger Tornadoes handler Justin Tenger are the main candidates to be named technical adviser by the six-time NPL champions.
Enyimba have already elevated assistant coach Audu Maikaba as chief coach of the Aba club.
Last season fell far below Enyimba’s high standards as they failed to win any major trophy.
They crashed out in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League, were beaten in the final of the Nigeria Federation Cup by regional rivals Heartland and only finished seventh in the Nigeria Premier League (NPL).
Tenger, a highly experienced coach ensured modest Tornadoes remain in the Nigerian top flight after a poor start to the season. They placed 14th with 50 points from 38 matches.
Eguavoen on the other hand has already posted a spell at Enyimba and led them to win the Federation Cup in 2009. Eguavoen informed that he has already got offers from clubs in the NPL but would wish to take his time before considering his next move.
“I am already getting offers, which I would not want to discuss on the pages of newspapers. I want to go see my family in Belgium and after which you would get to find out where I would be going,” he told MTNFootball.com