Mali, Nigeria and Éric Chelle

Nigeria hires ex-Mali coach Éric Chelle amid World Cup qualifying struggles
Nigeria has made Éric Chelle the latest in a series of coaches for its men’s national team as it risks missing out on the 2026 World Cup.
Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Chelle as new coach
Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Super Eagles, tasking the 47-year-old with earning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Nigeria appoint ex-Mali boss Chelle as new national team coach
Nigeria have named Eric Chelle as their new head coach and tasked him with reviving the West African nation’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Nigeria: Chelle - Why I Accepted Super Eagles Job
Newly appointed Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Sekou Chelle, has opened up on why he jumped at the offer, stressing that it is an opportunity he could not miss because the Nigerian senior national team are the best in Africa.
Protest in Nigeria Over Appointment of Mali’s Eric Chelle As Super Eagles Coach
Eric Chelle's appointment as the head coach of the Super Eagles has been branded as an aberration by members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
Nigeria appoint Eric Chelle as new head coach, their third in less than a year
Nigeria have appointed Eric Chelle as their new men’s head coach. The 47-year-old former Mali international replaces Augustine Eguaoven who had been in interim charge of the side after the departure of Finidi George in June.
Super Eagles: Aghahowa backs Chelle’s appointment
Former international, Julius Aghahowa is hopeful Eric Chelle will have a successful reign with the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has come under intense criticism following their choice of the Malian for the role.
Ex-Super Eagles defender criticises NFF for hiring Eric Chelle as coach
Former defender of the Super Eagles, Isaac Okoronkwo, has slammed the NFF for the decision to appoint Malian tactician, Eric Chelle, as manager of the Nigerian team.
Old video shows troops arriving in Mali in 2013, not French soldiers landing in Nigeria in 2025
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Chelle Promises Attacking Football To Get Nigeria To 2026 World Cup
New Nigeria coach Eric Chelle promised on Monday that his team will score goals to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after the Super Eagles failed to reach the last edition of the tournament and started ...
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Nigeria, Niger should mend fences
IT was barely 16 days after President Bola Tinubu was elected chairman of ECOWAS that Abdourahmane Tchiani illegally removed ...