Akinlolu Oluwamuyiwa
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Éric Chelle, as the new head coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team, becoming the third person to take charge of the Super Eagles since the resignation of José Peseiro in March 2024.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the NFF confirmed the appointment of the 47-year-old Malian coach.
Join our WhatsApp Channel“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,” the statement reads.
Chelle’s appointment was confirmed by the NFF on Tuesday, hours after President Ibrahim Gusau mentioned in a video that the appointment would be made soon.
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“At its meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, January 2, 2025, the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee recommended the appointment of the former head coach of Mali’s senior men’s national team as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. This recommendation was endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee on Tuesday, January 7,” the NFF said in a statement.
According to NFF president Gusau, Chelle’s work will begin immediately with the home-based Super Eagles at the 2024 African Nations Championship in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, where Nigeria will compete with 17 other countries from February 1-28.
