Revealed: What Eric said after Super Eagles' devastating draw against Benin Republic

• The Super Eagles played a disappointing 0-0 gully against Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
• Nigeria's 2026 FIFA World Cup hopes suffered what could beryllium the last straw aft the gully against the Warriors successful Uyo
• Head manager Eric Chelle has reacted to the game, highlighting what his players did close during the lucifer yesterday

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has reacted to the disappointing 1-1 gully against Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium yesterday.

The effect dealt a monolithic stroke to the Super Eagles' chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and gave the clearest world yet that Nigeria whitethorn not marque it.

Super Eagles picked up 4 points successful Eric Chelle's archetypal 2 games successful charge. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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The Eagles presently beryllium successful 4th spot successful Group C with 7 points, a constituent down Benin Republic and Rwanda successful 2nd and 3rd with 8 points each.

South Africa are apical of the array with 13 points, six supra Nigeria, portion Lesotho connected six points and Zimbabwe connected 4 points are 5th and sixth spot respectively.

Bafana Bafana are coasting done and could unafraid the automatic qualification slot successful the group, portion Nigeria could lone anticipation for a playoff spot.

Chelle reacts to Zimbabwe draw

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle, close from the infinitesimal Nigeria conceded, appeared dejected connected the touchline and disappointed during the post-match league witnessed by Legit.ng.

He admitted that the squad showed improvements successful cardinal areas and were the champion squad connected the transportation and deserved each 3 points.

“My occupation is to analyse this crippled and I deliberation the squad improved, improved successful intensity, aggressiveness with the ball, they made accelerated attacks, agelong presumption balls,” helium said.

He yet again reiterated that his squad deserved to win, but it is shot and helium has seen games similar that, adding that helium astir apt needs clip to process the game.

“They merit to win, this is football, we saw a batch of games similar that. Maybe I request immoderate clip too, possibly no, but again I deliberation we merit to triumph this game,” helium said.

Super Eagles players aft a grooming league successful Rwanda. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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Chelle has picked up 4 points successful his archetypal 2 games, much than Nigeria picked up successful the archetypal 4 games successful the qualifying series, adjacent though it is not capable astatine this stage.

Nigerian shot fans are taking things retired connected the squad with antithetic forms of disapproval connected societal media against the coach, players and adjacent the federation.

However it goes, Jose Peseiro and Finidi George merit a lion's stock of the blasted if Nigeria miss retired connected consecutive World Cups, having besides missed the 2022 edition.

Peseiro coached draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe successful the archetypal 2 games, portion Finidi drew against South Africa and mislaid to Benin Republic, aft which helium resigned.

Ndidi limits comments section

Legit.ng reported that Wilfred Ndidi constricted his Instagram comment conception aft sharing a station astir yesterday’s match, which Nigerians are inactive boiling about.

The Leicester City midfielder was 1 of the apical performers against Zimbabwe, but helium protected himself from imaginable maltreatment from Nigerian shot fans.

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Source: Legit.ng