The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.
NFF made this known in a statement on Tuesday, via its official Facebook page.
It was gathered that Eric was recommended for the job by the federation’s technical and development sub-committee on January 2, 2025.
NFF’s executive committee endorsed the recommendation a few hours before the announcement.
The statement reads: “The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles.
“At its meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee had recommended the appointment of former Coach of the senior men national team of Mali as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles.
“This recommendation was on Tuesday, 7th January endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee.
“His appointment is with immediate effect, and he has the responsibility of guiding the Super Eagles to earn a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, with the next round of matches (Matchdays 5 & 6) taking place in March.”
It was learnt that Chelle was Mali’s head coach at the African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
He led the team to the quarter-final, where the country lost to the hosts in extra time.
Eric also managed clubs such as GS Consolat, FC Martigues, Boulogne and MC Oran.
During his playing days, he featured five times for the Malian senior men’s national team.
He also spells at teams like Martigues, Valenciennes, Lens, Istres, and Chamois Niortais in France.
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