… Super Eagles’ record under current handler
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Musa Gusau, has revealed that the nation’s football governing body has no intention of changing the current Head Coach of the Senior national team, Mr. Eric Chelle.
The NFF President who stated this while commenting on the outcome of the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, hosted by Morocco, praised the Malian football tactician for his hard work, noting that he has exceeded expectations.
NFF President, Musa Gusau said: “The NFF is proud of the team’s campaign and will continue to do its best to encourage, support and motivate the team as we go forward”.
Mr Gusau maintained that the Super Eagles’ handler has shown enormous capacity and expressed his hope for a brighter future with him.
“As the head of a hard-working technical crew, Mr. Chelle has done exceedingly well within the one year he has been with us. He has shown enormous capacity and we will continue to work with him.”, the NFF boss added.
It is on record that Eric Chelle coached the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they played 17 matches, winning 13 and drawing 4.
In Morocco, Chelle guided Nigeria to its highest-ever tally of 14 goals in a single AFCON, with the team unbeaten in regulation time in any of its seven matches, and showing class and character in games against fellow continental powerhouses Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt.
Tanzania and Uganda, who will joint-host next year’s AFCON finals alongside Kenya, also got spanked by the Super Eagles.
“The bottom-line is that the future looks very bright,” Gusau added.
The 48-year-old tactician signed a two-year contract with the NFF in January 2025.
BELOW IS ÉRIC SÉKOU CHELLE’S SUPER EAGLES DIARY
21st March, 2025: Rwanda 0-2 Nigeria (FIFA World Cup Q: Kigali)
25th March, 2025: Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe (FIFA World Cup Q: Uyo)
28th May, 2025: Nigeria 2-1 Ghana (Unity Cup: London)
31st May, 2025: Jamaica 2-2 Nigeria (Unity Cup: London)
Nigeria won 5-4 on penalties to retain the trophy
6th June, 2025: Russia 1-1 Nigeria (Friendly: Moscow)
6th September, 2025: Nigeria 1-0 Rwanda (FIFA World Cup Q: Uyo)
9th September, 2025: South Africa 1-1 Nigeria (FIFA World Cup Q: Bloemfontein)
10th October, 2025: Lesotho 1-2 Nigeria (FIFA World Cup Q: Polokwane)
14th October, 2025: Nigeria 4-0 Bénin Republic (FIFA World Cup Q: Uyo)
13th November, 2025: Gabon 1-4 Nigeria (FIFA World Cup Playoff: Rabat)
16th November, 2025: DR Congo 1-1 Nigeria (FIFA World Cup Playoff: Rabat)
DR Congo won 4-3 on penalties
16th December, 2025: Egypt 2-1 Nigeria (Friendly: Cairo)
23th December, 2025: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (AFCON: Fès, Morocco)
27th December, 2025: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia (AFCON: Fès, Morocco)
30th December, 2025: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria (AFCON: Fès, Morocco)
5th January, 2026: Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique (AFCON: Fès, Morocco)
10th January, 2026: Algeria 0-2 Nigeria (AFCON: Marrakech, Morocco)
14th January, 2026: Nigeria 0-0 Morocco (AFCON semi: Rabat, Morocco)
. Morocco won 4-2 on penalties
17th January, 2026: Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (AFCON third place: Casablanca, Morocco)
Nigeria won 4-2 on penalties
