Revealed: What Eric Chelle said after Super Eagles' 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe in Uyo

• Nigeria's hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup suffered a immense stroke aft the gully against Zimbabwe
• Galatasaray prima Victor Osimhen’s superb precocious header was cancelled retired by Tawanda Chirewa successful the 90th minute
• Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has addressed the devastating gully with honesty astir what outgo the squad a win

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has made an honorable admittance aft his squad played a devastating gully against Zimbabwe successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Nigeria's hopes of making it to the World Cup suffered a dense stroke aft the 1-1 gully against Zimbabwe arsenic fans look the world of not seeing the squad successful the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

Eric Chelle addressing the Super Eagles players earlier a grooming league successful Uyo. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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Victor Osimhen opened the scoring for the Super Eagles successful the 74th infinitesimal aft Ola Aina flicked connected Moses Simon’s transverse and the Galatasaray guardant headed home.

The Super Eagles got complacent afterwards and fto the Zimbabweans backmost into the crippled and their persistence paid disconnected aft Tawanda Chirewa pounced connected a mixup successful the Eagles’ defence connected the 90th minute.

The gully leaves Nigeria successful a precise atrocious spot and they look the existent anticipation of missing retired connected the 2026 FIFA World Cup hosting successful North America adjacent year.

In the different Group C results, South Africa bushed Benin Republic 2-0 to determination up to 13 points and permission Gernot Rohr’s broadside joint-second with 8 points.

Rwanda and Lesotho settled for a 1-1 draw, leaving the Amavubi tied with Benin Republic connected 8 points portion Lesotho person six points and Zimbabwe are bottommost of the radical with 4 points.

Chelle speaks aft Nigeria’s draw

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle was visibly disappointed during his property league and admitted that the squad made mistakes that outgo them victory.

“We made immoderate mistakes, we were the champion squad connected the pitch. This is football. It is hard for maine to analyse the crippled close now; we volition reappraisal it later. We scored, and we effort to people different goal,” helium said astatine the post-match property league with Legit.ng successful attendance.

Zimbabwe’s extremity came arsenic a effect of a mixup successful the Eagles' defence, peculiarly from skipper William Troost-Ekong, but Chelle claims helium would not blasted the defenders.

William Troost-Ekong addressing Super Eagles players aft the 2-0 triumph implicit Rwanda. Photo from @WTroostEkong.
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“I don't privation to blasted the defenders,” helium added.

The players were besides disappointed with Victor Osimhen visibly upset and not joining his teammates to applaud the location fans and heading consecutive down the tunnel.

Ekong refused to amusement up for the post-match conference, and Chelle and his players were locked successful the dressing country for implicit an hr aft the match, with the details of their gathering yet to beryllium disclosed.

Nigeria's World Cup hopes person boost

Legit.ng antecedently reported that Nigeria's World Cup hopes were boosted aft reports emerged that South Africa fielded an ineligible subordinate successful their 2-0 triumph against Lesotho and hazard points deduction and dense good from FIFA.

However, the Super Eagles failed to capitalise and dropped points against Zimbabwe, frankincense expanding the trouble of the anticipation of qualifying for the World Cup.

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Source: Legit.ng