The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Mali National team manager, Éric Chelle as Super Eagles new Head Coach.
This was announced in a statement issued on the Federation’s X handle on Tuesday.
According to the statement, The NFF Executive Committee, in a meeting held today, endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles.
The Technical Committee had at its meeting held in Abuja last week recommended the appointment of the Malian coach as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles.
This recommendation was on Tuesday, 7th January endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee.
Chelle, as profiled by he NFF, earned five national team appearances for Mali during his playing days before his appointment as the Algions’ head coach in 2022.
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During his playing times, he enjoyed stints at several clubs in France which include Martigues, Valenciennes, Lens, Istres and Chamois Niortais.
Prior to the appointment as Mali National team coach in 2022, Chelle’s coaching career had seen him manage clubs such as such as GS Consolat, FC Martigues, Boulogne and MC Oran.
Mali’s impressive campaign at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), where Chelle led them to the quarterfinals, appeared to have caught the fancy of the NFF Board.
