Tremendous Eagles’ coach, Eric Sekou Chelle has obtained a reel of excessive marks from the president of Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who stated he’s impressed with how the gaffer has dealt with the group.
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Sports247 studies that Gusau was excited seeing the Eagles emerge in third place on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, and attributed Nigeria’s newest podium end to Chelle’s tactical acumen.
Although the NFF boss stopped in need of declaring that Chelle would get a contract extension, he added that Nigeria’s soccer authorities must look into the difficulty of continuity and begin early plans for the subsequent AFCON.
Gusau acknowledged, “The NFF is pleased with the group’s marketing campaign and can proceed to do its greatest to encourage, assist and encourage the group as we go ahead.
“As the pinnacle of a hard-working technical crew, Mr. Chelle has completed exceedingly nicely throughout the one yr he has been with us.
“He has proven huge capability and we are going to proceed to work with him. The journey to the subsequent AFCON begins instantly.”
The soccer supremo went on to confess that the Eagles couldn’t finally attain the ultimate as was hoped by all Nigerians, however rapidly interjected that AFCON 2025 is previously and a spotlight should now shift in direction of qualifiers for the subsequent version.
Gusau added, “We do not need the luxurious of time to proceed dwelling on what now we have completed right here. We should set to work instantly.
“For now, we’re excited in regards to the squad that now we have. Bear in mind additionally that a few excellent gamers missed the event on account of damage.”
Statistics supplied by the NFF’s info division about Chelle’s one-year-tenure with the Eagles revealed that the 48-year-old Franco-Malian tactician was in command of 18 aggressive matches, and misplaced none.
The report famous partly, “From a no-hope state of affairs, he steered the Eagles to face an opportunity of qualification for the World Cup on the ultimate day of the qualifying sequence, and finally bought a Playoff ticket.
“Progress was halted through a penalty shootout, which additionally botched a Remaining look on the AFCON, but it surely was additionally the identical route the group took in clinching a ninth AFCON bronze medal on the Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca on Saturday.
“Chelle guided Nigeria to its highest-ever tally of 14 objectives in a single AFCON, with the group unbeaten in regulation time in any of its seven matches, and exhibiting class and character in video games towards fellow continental powerhouses.”
