Eric Chelle will stay on as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria after the Africa Cup of Nations regardless of what happens in their semi final game against Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Chelle has already agreed fresh terms in January, and it will automatically begin after reaching the semi final of the ongoing tournament in style with a 2-0 thrashing of Algeria, after securing a 4-0 win over Mozambique.
Reports have emerged about interest in his services from Angola, Guinea and Tunisia, who are pushing to take advantage of uncertainty in his deal with the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) to lure the Malian.
” It’s as good as done that he will remain as the coach of Super Eagles. An agreement was agreed in principle before the world cup qualifiers playoff in January, and it will come into full effect after the AFCON, regardless of what happens in the game against Morocco in the semi final” , a top official of the NSC revealed.
” We (NSC) have seen enough to know that he is the one to shape the future of the team even before the win over Algeria. I believe Nigerians also saw that”, he concluded.
