Super Eagles coach Eric Sekou Chelle said he is focused on getting results with the national team to silence those who have doubted his ability to handle one of the best teams in Africa.
Eric Chelle was unveiled on Monday and has been getting acquainted with the people in the Nigeria football, even as skeptics doubted if he can qualify the Super Eagles for the 2026 World Cup. The Super Eagles need to beat Rwanda and Zimbabwe in March to revive their failing world cup campaign.
“We play football, it’s normal that there is pressure. It’s normal that there is criticism. Wherever I go, in any club or team, there will be people who are fans of me and others who will hate me,” he told Radio France International in an interview.
“Already, there are a lot of people who say that I don’t have much experience. But ultimately, I do have experience.
“I ended my career in 2014 and I’ve been coaching since that year. I coached a team, let’s say, from West Africa not long ago.
“I coached a team in Algeria, the Mouloudia Club d’Oran. So, I’m starting to get to know African football well.
“Today, I will work, I have certainties, I have my game plan in mind, and I will quickly put it in place. Now, my results and the team’s results will speak for me.
“So, for now they can say what they want, but, at the time we speak, the coach of the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, his name is Eric Chelle.”
