The Nigeria Soccer Federation President Ibrahim Gusau has revealed that coach Eric Chelle will solely play a supervisory position and won’t be the top coach of the CHAN group, Soccernet.ng experiences.

Chelle was named because the coach of the Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria final week, taking up from Augustine Eguavoen who had been serving because the interim coach since mid-2024.

The Franco-Malian’s final and solely nationwide group job was final 12 months, when he led Mali to a quarter-final end on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Following his appointment as Tremendous Eagles coach, there have been questions as as to whether he would take cost of the Tremendous Eagles Workforce B forward of the upcoming CHAN competitors. Nevertheless, the air has been cleared now.

The NFF unveiled Chelle in Abuja on Monday, they usually revealed that the 47-year-old is principally in control of the primary group. However in the meantime, he would undertake a supervisory position with the CHAN group as they put together for the competitors in Ogun.

“Eric Chelle might be departing Abuja for Ikenne Remo in Ogun State to hitch the camp of the home-based Eagles,” Gusau informed journalists.

“He’ll tackle a supervisory position as he will get accustomed to the gamers, working carefully with the coaches to supervise the group’s actions.”

The following few months might be key for Chelle. He received’t be judged on the efficiency of the CHAN group although. Reasonably, his main goal might be to assist the Tremendous Eagles qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.