Tremendous Eagles and Kasımpaşa defender, Kenneth Josiah Omeruo, has backed Nigeria’s new coach, Eric Chelle, to steer the three-time AFCON Champions to a spot within the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Soccernet.ng reviews.

The 31-year-old has been struggling for health this season, together with his final membership look coming in his aspect’s 3-3 draw towards Victor Osimhen‘s Galatasaray in September 2024.

In all competitions for Kasımpaşa this season, Omeruo has performed simply 5 video games, accruing a complete of 160 minutes in these video games. Regardless of his lack of motion together with his membership aspect, the previous Chelsea man stays one of many integral senior members of the Tremendous Eagles workforce.

Quizzed for his opinion concerning the resolution of the Nigeria Soccer Federation to nominate Eric Chelle as the top coach of the Tremendous Eagles, Omeruo described it as a recent alternative for all of the gamers.

“Everybody needs to be critical now. It’s like an open trial as a result of a few of us haven’t been enjoying usually. We’ve to point out the supervisor that we deserve a spot within the workforce if invited,” the previous Leganes man mentioned in quotes revealed by All Africa.

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The 2013 AFCON winner recognized Eric Chelle‘s sample with the Malian workforce and warranted the brand new coach there can be no drawback integrating the identical type into the Tremendous Eagles.

“Judging from the way in which the Malian workforce performed, not simply in friendlies but additionally at AFCON 2023, you may see an organized construction. I believe he has one thing to supply the workforce. With the extent of expertise within the Tremendous Eagles, he gained’t have any drawback getting us to play the way in which he desires,” Omeruo added.

The Tremendous Eagles vice-captain additionally praised Nigeria’s interim coach previous to Chelle’s appointment, Augustine Eguavoen, for a way he turned the workforce round after a poor run of video games within the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers underneath Finidi George.

“Kudos to Eguavoen for these video games (AFCON qualifiers). When he took over, our confidence was low, however he helped us regain it. Now, after we are at our greatest, no nation can stand towards the Tremendous Eagles,” the ex-Middlesbrough man concluded.

Nigeria are at present fifth place of their World Cup qualifiers group. Chelle kick-starts his 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification journey with a visit to the Republic of Rwanda on the nineteenth of March, earlier than they tackle Zimbabwe three days later.