By Victor Kanayo
Newly invited Nigeria’s Super Eagles Head Coach, Éric Sékou Chelle, will now be unveiled on the morning of Monday, January 13, 2025.
This was disclosed by the Communications Department of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in a statement sent to Heritage Times HT on Sunday in Abuja.
According to the statement, the unveiling event has been scheduled for the Media Conference Room of the MKO Abiola National Stadium, beginning from 11 a.m. (WAT).
Talking about the controversy the appointment of Chelle has triggered in the past few days, NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, in the statement, said: “We appreciate the fact that Nigerians are very passionate about the game of football, and that is the reason for the different tones of reactions following the appointment of Coach Chelle.
“However, the NFF hereby appeals to Nigerians to come together and support him, as we believe he has the qualities to achieve success with the Super Eagles.
“The NFF will give him all the support that he needs to succeed in the job.”
Chelle’s appointment was confirmed on Tuesday by the NFF Executive Committee, following a recommendation by the football ruling body’s Technical and Development Committee.
At the unveiling, the NFF said it will also disclose the names of Coach Chelle’s assistants, with the crew to shepherd the Super Eagles B at next month’s African Nations Championship in East Africa before focusing squarely on the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, beginning with the matches against Rwanda (away) and Zimbabwe (home) in March.
Chelle, who took Mali’s Aiglons within breathing distance of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, left his job at top Algerian side MC Oran – 1989 African Champions’ Cup finalists – to team up with the Super Eagles.
