By Oluwakayode Banjo/Olusegun Folarin
Newly-appointed Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle is expected to arrive in Nigeria with three of his trusted assistants.
Chelle is expected in Abuja on Sunday to finalise the details of his contract.
The 47-year-old was named the new Super Eagles head coach by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, yesterday.
Meanwhile, mixed reactions have trailed the appointment of Eric Chelle as the Super Eagles Head Coach.
Reacting, Former sub-committee member of the NFF, Christopher Green, has called on the NFF to provide a suitable environment for the new Super Eagles coach to succeed.
However, a former chairman of Gombe FA, Gara Gombe has tagged the newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, as a baby coach.
Mr Gombe noted that the NFF had taken Nigerian football backwards with Chelle’s appointment.
An Abeokuta-based Sports journalist, Mr Hakeem Adegbenro said the Super Eagles, as a brand, was bigger than just ordinary coach to handle.
Mr Adegbenro described the appointment of the Malian as Super Eagles’ handler as a slap on the faces of Nigerian coaches whom he submitted were better than Éric Sékou Chelle.
Also, a grassroots coach, Mr Femi Bamigboye said Nigerian coaches should have been considered if they applied for the job instead of the Malian.
Mr Bamigboye who is the founder of Remo Football Academy said he could only wish the new coach well since NFF had confirmed his appointment
Éric Sékou Chelle is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back.
Born in Ivory Coast to a French father and a Malian mother, he made five appearances for the Mali national team.
In 2022, Chelle was appointed manager of Mali and guided the Eagles of Mali to the Quarter-Finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which was held in 2024, losing to hosts Cote D’Ivoire in Extra Time.
He was dismissed on 13 June 2024.
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