The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has appointed former Mali coach, Éric
Chelle as the new head coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football
team, becoming the third person to take charge of the Super Eagles since
the resignation of José Peseiro in March 2024.
NFF in a statement posted on social media confirmed the appointment of
Chelle.
At its meeting held in Abuja the NFF Technical and Development Sub-
Committee has recommended the appointment of Chelle and the
recommendation was endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee yesterday.
According to NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, Chelle’s work will begin
immediately with the home-based Super Eagles at the 2024 African Nations
Championship in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, where Nigeria will compete
with 17 other countries from 1 st to 28 th of next month.
Chelle, who earned five caps for Mali’s national team, has also coached
clubs such as GS Consolat, FC Martigues, Boulogne, and MC Oran. He has
been the head coach of the Aiglons since 2022.
