The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.
A statement by the NFF on Tuesday 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.
“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.
“Chelle’s selection was recommended by the NFF’s technical and development sub-committee on January 2 and subsequently endorsed by the federation’s executive committee just hours before the official announcement.”
Chelle, 47, previously served as head coach of Mali’s national team in the African Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, where he led the team to the quarter-finals. Mali’s journey ended with a narrow extra-time loss to the host nation.
