Eric Chelle urges quick acquisition of Nigeria-eligible player ahead of international friendlies

• Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has expressed interest implicit gaps successful the midfield and defence of the nationalist team
• Despite these challenges, the 47-year-old remains assured that Nigeria volition unafraid a spot successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup, contempt their existent presumption successful CAF Qualification Group C
• The erstwhile Mali manager led the Nigerian squad to a 2-0 triumph implicit Rwanda successful Kigali, but they were held to a 1-1 gully by Zimbabwe astatine location successful Uyo

Eric Chelle has expressed his volition to reenforce the defence and midfield of the Super Eagles.

Nigeria struggled to support their pb against Zimbabwe successful the World Cup qualifiers, conceding a extremity successful the 90th minute.

Following the draw, Nigerian fans criticised Chelle for his tactical decisions, with the defenders facing important backlash for their relation successful the precocious equaliser.

Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has began process of rebuilding his squad up of the planetary friendlies successful June. Photo by: FADEL SENNA/AFP.
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Chelle eyes Werder Bremen player

Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle is showing involvement successful Werder Bremen left-back Felix Agu up of the upcoming planetary interruption successful June.

According to ScoreNigeria, the Malian manager is collaborating intimately with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to transportation much Nigeria-eligible players to articulation the squad.

Chelle has identified cardinal positions that necessitate reinforcement, including left-back, cardinal defender, and box-to-box midfielder. A root told ScoreNigeria that:

"Eric Chelle is seeking the assistance of the NFF to unafraid astatine slightest 2 players who are eligible to play for Nigeria but whitethorn request to alteration their planetary allegiance. He hopes to person them articulation the squad successful June.“From ongoing discussions, Chelle's main precedence is strengthening the defence and midfield. Former Germany U21 subordinate Felix Agu is connected the coach’s ticker list."

Agu has scored 3 goals and made an assistance successful 19 appearances successful each competitions for his Bundesliga nine per Transfermarkt.

The Eagles present beryllium 4th with 7 points, six down league leaders South Africa, which is seen arsenic their main challenger successful radical C, with Rwanda, Benin Republic, Lesotho and Zimbabwe completing the radical per TnTSports.

Former Germany U21 subordinate Felix Agu is 1 of the apical favourites of Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle up of the upcoming planetary friendlies. Photo by: Pau Barrena.
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Ebuka offers proposal to Chelle

Nigerian writer Chukwu Ebuka has shared his insights connected however Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle can execute occurrence with the elder nationalist team.

Speaking successful an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Ebuka emphasised the value of retaining experienced players, stating that they play a cardinal relation successful mentoring younger talent. He said:

"Every nationalist elder shot squad successful the satellite has a mentorship programme for its players. For Eric Chelle to win arsenic manager of the Super Eagles, helium indispensable support the precise experienced players."I cannot recognize wherefore radical are calling for the removal of elder players who are inactive astatine their peak, successful favour of younger players making their debut."Chelle should beryllium alert that each Nigerian is simply a imaginable manager and they volition marque comments whenever selections are made."Nigeria is determined to suffice for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the players we request are those who recognize the value of being astatine specified a prestigious tournament. If we neglect to suffice again, it would bespeak that determination are deeper issues that indispensable beryllium addressed."

Chelle told to callback Musa and Iheanacho

Legit.ng earlier reported that a erstwhile Nigerian international, Benedict Akwuegbu, has told the manager two players helium indispensable telephone up successful September to assistance the squad bushed Rwanda and South Africa.

He added that if Ahmed Musa, who rejoined Kano Pillars astatine the commencement of the season, tin execute successful the Nigeria Premier Football League, helium is bully capable to play for the Super Eagles.

He noted that the captain’s skills, goals and acquisition volition beryllium captious for the squad and added that this is what the squad needs and that is what Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho offer.

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