Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle was a subject of mockery in the Greek media owing to his decision to include Panathinaikos striker Cyriel Dessers in his final 28 man list for the AFCON.
Dessers like we exclusively reported at the start of this week made the team as one of the four forwards with first choice striker Victor Osimhen, Paul Onuachu and Salim Fago Lawal completing the list.
A prolific striker on a very good day, he moved to Greece in the summer transfer window from Scottish side Rangers, and since then hasn’t been able to stamp his feet in the team due to a sprain injury that he picked after his first two games.
Since his move to Greece , he hasn’t play a full game and his only goal came against Olympiakos, a game his team drew and ironically the last game he started since September.
After missing seven consecutive games, he returned to the team and played a total of 14 minutes in two games. Four against AEK Athens and Ten against AE Larisa.
Meaning he will turn up to the camp of the Super Eagles with just 14 minutes of game time under his belt in three months. A situation that has brought mockery the way of Eric Chelle by the media in Greece.
However a team source say, Dessers has the full trust of the coach largely owing to his discipline, commitment and also how he performed at the Unity Cup.
