Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle says he has no ideas on how best it is to approach the game against Algeria tomorrow in the quarter final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will be up against Algeria for a spot in the semi final, a game which is a repeat of the 2019 semi final of this same tournament with Algeria triumphing through a late winner.
Chelle’s team will head into the game with an unbeaten run in the tournament like their opponents, and according to the coach it has made it hard for him to devise a proper way to approach the game.
” This is a match of great importance against a great team. We are still thinking about how to play this match”, the coach said at the pre match presser.
He went further to speak on his time in Algeria where he was in charge of league side MC Oran, his last job before taking over as the coach of the Nigerian team one year ago.
“I spent some time in Oran with Mouloudia. I really enjoyed myself there. It’s very interesting football, the league is of a good standard. Now it’s an African Cup match, it’ll be 50/50″, he stated.
On the issue between Victor Osimhen and his teammate Ademola Lookman during the course of the 4-0 win over Mozambique, the coach refused to be drawn into the issue saying it’s in the past, and their focus is now on the game tomorrow.
“Yes, everyone’s talking about Osimhen and Lookman, that’s normal, they’re the two best African players lately, but we’re here to serve them, to score, we work for them. We’re a team and that’s teamwork.”
