Eric Sékou Chelle has promised to reinstate the Tremendous Eagles’ popularity as a high-scoring crew, a declaration certain to excite Nigerian followers and star forwards Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Victor Boniface, Soccernet.ng studies.
The Malian tactician made this vow throughout his unveiling because the thirty seventh head coach of Nigeria’s nationwide crew on the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium in Abuja.


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Chelle, 47, emphasised his dedication to constructing an attacking philosophy that might yield loads of objectives.
“I really like scoring objectives. My groups are by no means missing in objectives, and the Tremendous Eagles might be no exception – we are going to rating objectives,” Chelle mentioned through the occasion.
This philosophy aligns completely with the wealth of attacking expertise out there to Nigeria.


Victor Osimhen, the nation’s second-highest goalscorer with 23 objectives in 39 appearances, has been in scintillating type for Galatasaray this season, registering 10 objectives and 4 assists in simply 13 league matches.
In the meantime, Ademola Lookman, topped CAF African Footballer of the 12 months in December, has continued to shine for Atalanta, netting eight objectives in 27 worldwide appearances since his 2022 debut.


Chelle, who takes on a supervisory position for the home-based Tremendous Eagles making ready for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), is not any stranger to constructing attacking groups.
Throughout his tenure as Mali’s head coach, his facet scored over 40 objectives in 22 matches, profitable 14, drawing 5, and shedding simply three.
Underneath his management, Mali reached the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarterfinals, defeating South Africa and Burkina Faso earlier than narrowly shedding to hosts Cote d’Ivoire in further time.
Past CHAN, Chelle’s quick problem is reviving Nigeria’s faltering 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification marketing campaign.


The Tremendous Eagles presently sit fifth of their group, behind Rwanda, South Africa, Benin, and Lesotho, with solely the group winners advancing to the match.
Chelle’s teaching workers consists of assistant Hadi Taboubi, bodily coach Thomas Gornourec, and goalkeeper coach Jean Daniel Padovani.
Having managed Algerian facet MC Oran and lower-league French golf equipment, Chelle now faces the duty of restoring Nigeria’s footballing glory on each continental and international phases.
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