Tremendous Eagles head coach Eric Chelle says he is filled with hope as Nigeria prepares to participate within the Unity Cup event in London, the place they are going to face Ghana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Chelle, who was appointed in January 2025, has already led Nigeria by way of two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – a 2-0 away win over Rwanda and a 1-1 dwelling draw in opposition to Zimbabwe. Whereas the win in Kigali was encouraging, the end in Uyo left some followers involved concerning the workforce’s possibilities of reaching the World Cup in USA, Canada, and Mexico.
With the qualifiers set to renew in September, Chelle sees the Unity Cup as a beneficial alternative to organize his workforce and check new choices.
“We’re trying ahead to participating within the Unity Cup as it’s going to give us the prospect to check out a number of new gamers in several roles, serving to us to strengthen our squad earlier than the matches in September and October,” Chelle mentioned in an announcement launched by the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF).
The coach believes that the pleasant event will enable the Tremendous Eagles to enhance workforce chemistry and work on ways in a much less pressured setting.
Vice captain William Troost-Ekong additionally backed the significance of the event, describing it as time for the gamers to regroup and refocus.
“It is a nice event for us to reunite and proceed strategising for the upcoming World Cup qualifying video games,” the skilled centre-back mentioned.
The NFF confirmed that every one matches will happen on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium, dwelling of English Premier League aspect Brentford FC.
The Unity Cup is anticipated to supply robust competitors and a platform for the Tremendous Eagles to construct momentum and sharpen their type forward of key qualification video games later this 12 months.
