NFF Appoints Foreign-Based African Coach To Lead Super Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has appointed a foreign-based African coach, Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Super Eagles.

NFF ignored home-based coaches to endorse the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of foreign coach to lead the Nigeria’s senior men national football team.

Recall that the recommendation had earlier done at its meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, January 2, 2025 by the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee.

However, the approval of former Coach of the senior men national team of Mali as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles was done on Tuesday, 7th January by the NFF Executive Committee.

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,,,,,,,,,Chelle appointment is with immediate effect, and he has the responsibility of guiding the Super Eagles to earn a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, with the next round of matches (Matchdays 5 & 6) taking place in March.

The 47-year-old coach has won five caps for the Aiglons of Mali and coached clubs such as GS Consolat, FC Martigues, Boulogne and MC Oran, has been Head Coach of the Aiglons since 2022.

____At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cote d’Ivoire, Chelle’s Mali came very close to a place in the semi-finals, losing to hosts and eventual winners Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 after extra time, after leading by a lone goal until the final minute of regulation time.

He featured for Martigues, Valenciennes, Lens, Istres and Chamois Niortais in France during his playing career.