The agent of Eric Chelle says his client is yet to speak to anyone from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) regarding the viral news of his client taking over as the new coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Chelle has been picked by the technical committee of the NFF to replace Finidi George, who left his role as coach of the team after a poor performance in the world cup qualifiers games against South Africa and Benin Republic respectively.
Super Eagles will be back in action in September and the hierarchy of the NFF led by its president Ibrahim Musa Gusau say, there will be a new coach in place before the AFCON qualifiers game against Benin Republic in Uyo in around a month time.
Reacting to news that the former Mali international and coach has been handed the job, his representative say there have been no contact with the NFF since the last interview session which was held around three weeks ago virtually.
He said although his client is eager to take over as the coach of the team , there is no truth in reports that he will meet with top officials of Nigerian football to discuss terms and conditions, which he said won’t be a problem due to the passion his client has for the job.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleman
