Eric Chelle’s agent, Sidibe, has denied reviews that Victor Boniface is not wanted within the Tremendous Eagles squad forward of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Some reviews claimed Chelle was sad with Boniface’s efficiency, particularly his lack of urgent and defensive effort throughout Nigeria’s 1-1 pleasant draw with Russia in Moscow on Friday.
Boniface performed simply over an hour within the match and has now gone 13 video games with out scoring for Nigeria.
After the match, the Bayer Leverkusen striker, identified for his jokes and playful character, made a light-hearted put up on-line saying he was “retiring from worldwide soccer.” The put up, which was clearly a joke, has since been deleted however induced confusion amongst some followers and media shops.
This led to rumours that Chelle not plans to ask Boniface for Nigeria’s matches in September.
When requested to remark, Sidibe instructed allnigeriasoccer.com:
“Eric is an expert—he doesn’t do issues like that. If he had something to say, you’d hear it immediately from him, possibly in an interview or audio clip.”
“Ninety-nine p.c of the issues they are saying he mentioned are false. He solely speaks throughout official press conferences earlier than or after video games.”
Boniface, 24, made his debut for Nigeria in September 2023 throughout an AFCON qualifier towards Sao Tome and Principe.
