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Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle, says the team still needs to improve in spite of the 2-0 victory over the Amavubi of Rwanda on Friday in Kigali. The encounter was a matchday 5 fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Malian said at the post match conference that he is happy with the …
It could be recalled that Chelle unveiled a list of 39 players for the World Cup Qualifiers last week. That list had eight new boys, while the bulk of the players had been involved with the Super Eagles before. On Tuesday, coach Chelle unveiled the final list, with 16 players removed.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will open camp tomorrow, ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali, before facing Zimbabwe’s Warriors at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Tuesday, March 25. Sitting fifth on the log with three points from four matches, Nigeria will reopen their World Cup qualifier campaign …
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has dropped a rare 39-man provisional list for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. ABIODUN ADEWALE assesses the squad as the anxiety rages on ahead of the final 23-man list Based on the current form of most Nigerian players abroad, the Super Eagles list for the 2026 World Cup …
Nigerian football fans have expressed widespread optimism and excitement about the Super Eagles’ new 39-man provisional squad, selected by head coach Eric Chelle for the crucial 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. X (formerly Twitter) has erupted with enthusiastic reactions, with supporters highlighting the strategic blend of experienced players and emerging talents that …
In continuation of the 2024/25 Nigerian Professional Football League season, matches will resume this weekend across the country after a three week mid-season break which commenced on January 5. The break also marked the opening of the January transfer window which allows clubs to bolster their squads and get ready for the remainder of the …
When the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, announced the hiring of former Mali manager, Eric Chelle, as the new coach of the Super Eagles, not a few eyebrows were raised. From Sokoto to Maiduguri, and from Abeokuta to Calabar, voices were raised in surprise. Who is Eric Chelle? Nigerians asked, what is his coaching pedigree? What …