Tremendous Eagles ahead, Umar Sadiq, has proven his assist for the brand new head coach of the workforce, Eric Chelle, and believes he might be profitable within the position.
Chelle was appointed because the Tremendous Eagles’ head coach earlier this month, however the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) has confronted robust criticism over the choice to rent the Malian coach.
Nevertheless, Sadiq is assured Chelle can have a profitable stint with Nigeria’s nationwide workforce. “You possibly can see what he did within the final AFCON. Everybody thought Mali had been among the many favourites,” Sadiq informed Sporty TV.
“They performed very properly however had been knocked out within the quarterfinals. Generally it’s not all the time the most effective workforce that wins. However I can inform you, I watched a number of Mali’s video games as a result of I’ve a teammate there. You possibly can see how they play and the coach (Chelle) has quite a bit to supply.”
Chelle, who made headlines by main Mali to their first win towards the Tremendous Eagles in 50 years in a pleasant final March, will face his first official match answerable for Nigeria within the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying sport towards Rwanda in March.
In the meantime, Sadiq Umar might be hoping to be a focus for the brand new coach by performing properly for his Spanish La Liga membership, Valencia.
