A chieftain of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says agent of top European coaches have reached out to the football body on the possibility of taking over as coach of the Super Eagles in the event that Eric Chelle leaves, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Chelle is having contract extension talks with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), but there has not been any major breakthrough with the demands of the coach deemed as excessive.
Although Chelle still has a year to run on his deal, the NFF in conjunction with the National Sports Commission (NSC) decided to hand him fresh terms despite not meeting the target of reaching the final of the recently concluded AFCON, where they finished second.
On his part, the coach is looking for other options and was in the frame for the job of the coach of Marseille, which was handed to Habib Beye. Reports say he has been proposed to another Ligue 1 side in Nantes.
Angola have also been linked with a move for his service and with all the speculation around his future, agents of coaches have started sounding out the NFF on the availability of their clients in the event of his departure.
A top source at the NFF says agents have already started sending their client’s resume to the NFF, and in the event that Chelle leaves they won’t have a problem picking his replacement.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
