Super Eagles Coach Eric Chelle Eyes Dutch-Born Star Based in France To Play for Nigeria

• Eric Chelle has reportedly reached retired to Strasbourg striker Emanuel Emegha implicit a Super Eagles switch
• Emegha, who was calved successful the Netherlands, is eligible for Nigeria and Togo internationally
• Talks with Emegha are expected successful France this period arsenic Chelle scouts much players for the Unity Cup successful England

Eric Chelle is taking a proactive measurement successful strengthening the Super Eagles by readying a gathering with Dutch-born striker Emanuel Emegha.

The Strasbourg forward, who is eligible to correspond Nigeria, Togo, oregon the Netherlands, is present connected Chelle’s radar arsenic a imaginable summation to Nigeria’s attacking lineup.

Emanuel Emegha has caught the attraction of Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle with his superb performances for Strasbourg this season. Photo by Sebastien Bozon
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Born successful the Netherlands to a Nigerian begetter and Togolese mother, Emegha has represented the Dutch nationalist squad astatine younker levels, from U15 done U21, arsenic seen connected Transfermarkt.

However, contempt featuring for the Dutch U21 team, his elder planetary aboriginal remains undecided and playing for the Super Eagles is 1 of his options.

The 22-year-old has antecedently hinted astatine a beardown tendency to deterioration the greenish and achromatic jersey of Nigeria, a sentiment helium expressed portion playing for Sparta Rotterdam, wherever helium shared the dressing country with Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.

Chelle identifies Emegha arsenic a cardinal target

Emegha’s caller performances successful Ligue 1 for RC Strasbourg person caught the attraction of Nigeria’s method team, particularly caput manager Chelle.

Emanuel Emegha is 1 of the hottest strikers successful France this play aft netting 13 goals successful 26 games. Photo by Sebastien Bozon
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According to Fotmob, the 22-year-old guardant has scored an awesome 13 goals successful 26 appearances for Strasbourg this season, putting him connected the radar of the Super Eagles coach.

With a almighty beingness up front, the gangly and diversion guardant has shown versatility and crisp finishing, qualities Chelle believes could adhd important worth to the Super Eagles arsenic the contention for the 2026 FIFA World Cup intensifies.

The Nigeria caput manager is reportedly scheduled to question to France aboriginal this period to scout respective players eligible for the nationalist team.

A face-to-face treatment with Emegha is expected to beryllium a precedence during the trip, with Chelle hoping to transportation the guardant to perpetrate his planetary aboriginal to Nigeria.

Sources adjacent to the Super Eagles uncover that the NFF is backing the move, keen to unafraid much foreign-born talents to fortify Nigeria’s squad depth.

The inclusion of a subordinate similar Emegha could beryllium a game-changer for Nigeria, particularly arsenic they proceed to reshape the squad with younger, bare talents up of upcoming qualifiers and planetary competitions.

Unity Cup provides strategical scouting opportunity

The talks with Emegha are portion of a broader program arsenic Chelle prepares for the Unity Cup — a four-nation tourney taking spot successful England aboriginal this year.

Nigeria volition look Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and arch-rivals Ghana successful the competition, which is seen arsenic a cardinal tune-up up of much captious World Cup qualifiers.

Chelle’s scouting ngo successful France is not constricted to Emegha but volition absorption connected identifying prime players of Nigerian descent who are thriving successful apical European leagues.

Okocha backs Nigeria for World Cup ticket

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Austin Jay Jay Okocha has voiced beardown content in Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, contempt the team’s existent struggles successful the qualifying rounds.

The Super Eagles person managed conscionable 1 triumph successful six games played successful the qualifiers, losing 1 and drafting the remaining 4 games of the series.

Currently sitting 4th successful Group C with 7 points, six points down leaders South Africa, the three-time African champions look an uphill task with 4 qualifiers near to play.

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