Chelle, who is a former coach of the Mali national team, is to lead the Super Eagles through the rest of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and, possibly, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria have appointed Eric Chelle as their new men’s head coach. The 47-year-old former Mali international replaces Augustine Eguaoven who had been in interim charge of the side after the departure of Finidi George in June.

Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Super Eagles, tasking the 47-year-old with earning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

The reasons why the Nigeria Football Federation settled to appoint Malian tactician, Eric Chelle, as coach of the Super Eagles team have recently surfaced.

Nigeria have named Eric Chelle as their new head coach and tasked him with reviving the West African nation’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Nigeria has appointed Eric Chelle as head coach, entrusting him with reviving the Super Eagles' faltering bid for the 2026 World Cup. Chelle, 47, was most recently the head coach of Mali’s national football team,

Eric Chelle's appointment as the head coach of the Super Eagles has been branded as an aberration by members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).

A former Nigeria defender has named a world-class manager who should have been named Super Eagles coach after the NFF's appointment of Eric Chelle

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has knocked the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over its decision to hire a former coach of the Malian senior team, Éric Sékou Chelle, as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.