Former international, Julius Aghahowa is hopeful Eric Chelle will have a successful reign with the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has come under intense criticism following their choice of the Malian for the role.

When news filtered in that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had appointed Eric Chelle as the Super Eagles coach, I thought some mischief makers were at

An official statement said: “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.

Chelle, who is a former coach of the Mali national team, is to lead the Super Eagles through the rest of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and, possibly, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Eric Chelle was appointed Nigeria head coach in January 2025, but the decision was not met with widespread positivity by Super Eagles fans.

A former Nigeria defender has named a world-class manager who should have been named Super Eagles coach after the NFF's appointment of Eric Chelle

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Nigeria have appointed Eric Chelle as their new men’s head coach. The 47-year-old former Mali international replaces Augustine Eguaoven who had been in interim charge of the side after the departure of Finidi George in June.

Eric Chelle's appointment as the head coach of the Super Eagles has been branded as an aberration by members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).