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Eric Chelle on plans post-Afcon

“My mission is to keep this group [of players], if I am still the coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles of course.” - Eric Chelle, after winning the AFCON 2025 Bronze🥉

Ahead of Afcon Final on Sunday...

Nations that has played the most matches in the Africa Cup of Nations (including 🇳🇬🇪🇬 3rd place and 🇲🇦🇸🇳 Final):

118 - 🇪🇬 EGYPT
111 - 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
111 - 🇳🇬 NIGERIA
105 - 🇬🇭 Ghana
100 - 🇨🇲 Cameroon
87 - 🇹🇳 Tunisia
85 - 🇩🇿 Algeria
84 - 🇨🇩 DR Congo
81 - 🇲🇦 MOROCCO
78 - 🇸🇳 SENEGAL

🟢 With Nigeria's 3rd place victory vs Egypt, The Super Eagles🇳🇬 has won 70% of its penalty shootouts at the Africa Cup of Nations (7/10). Only Mali has a better ratio among nations that have participated in at least two shootouts in the competition's history (75% - 3/4).
Penalty Lords.


🟢 Nations that has played the most penalty shootouts at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon):

11- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
11- 🇪🇬 Egypt
10- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
9- 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Can Senegal Overcome this trend come sunday?

🇸🇳Senegal has failed to win any of its five knockout matches against the host nation at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon):

1990 - Algeria 2-1 Senegal (semi-final)
2000 - Nigeria 2-1 Senegal (quarter-final)
2004 - Tunisia 1-0 Senegal (quarter-final)
2006 - Egypt 2-1 Senegal (semi-final)
2024 - Ivory Coast 1-1 (5-4 on penalties) Senegal (round of 16)

2025 - Morocco v Senegal (Final) ?? ❓️❔️❓️

Before Afcon 2025, the 2 previous times Nigeria lost on penalty shootouts was to the Afcon tournament winners.

🇳🇬 v Cameroon (tournament winners) in the 2000 final.

🇳🇬 v Tunisia (tournament winners) in the 2004 semi-final.

At Afcon 2025, we lost only our 3rd P.S.O vs Morocco before defeating Egypt on P.S.O in 3rd place to take our Afcon Penalty shootout success record to 7/10.

TheSuperNerd:
🟢 With Nigeria's 3rd place victory vs Egypt, The Super Eagles🇳🇬 has won 70% of its penalty shootouts at the Africa Cup of Nations (7/10). Only Mali has a better ratio among nations that have participated in at least two shootouts in the competition's history (75% - 3/4).
Penalty Lords.


🟢 Nations that has played the most penalty shootouts at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon):

11- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
11- 🇪🇬 Egypt
10- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
9- 🇨🇲 Cameroon

caprikon:
Saw the Egyptian coach giving clues to their keeper on where our players usually put their PKs but he could only save one.lol.

I like how Nwabali handles penalties..he anticipates the opponent but delays early movement..reason why even for the penalties scored against him, he usually dives in the right direction.

His left side is his weak side. Put it there, you'd score.

SymphonyRad:
Hopefully Chelle builds on this cause we are finally solid in defence and goal keeping, Arthur Okonkwo will join soon as #2 to Nwabali and Benjamin will miss his defensive best friend (Bassey), Ajayi is in his best prime and will provide effective leadership till he retires with a gold trophy in AFCON 27/28 insha Allah.

The foundation already looks good, the only few tweaks needed will be for Chelle to inject new prospects (as he promised) like Durosinmi who will be the next big #9 for us to understudy Osimhen and build a partnership with Akor (who is learning a lot from Osimhen already). We need them as reliable strikers who can hold it down when Osimhen is injured etc

Lastly the North curse seems to be broken under Chelle, we beat every North African team in this tournament except Morocco (arguably the best and most complete team in Africa at the moment) we didn't lose to them in regulation time, it took PKs with all the dodgy officiatings and Chukwueze's gaffe for them to beat us.

I make bold to say that right now, no African team can talk to us on the pitch except for Morocco, Senegal and maybe Ivory Coast.

That Moroccan team will be exposed soon.

Salah did and it was saved.

Mujtahida:
His left side is his weak side. Put it there, you'd score.

yinkeys:
First touch don't mean sheet
Osimheen will get you goals and that's all that matters
See how isak and gyokores are struggling despite 1st touch lol
Can you guys put some respect on that guy's name
This is very disrespectful to a generational talent
In the streets boys go beat you o

First touch is the alpha and omega of football. Imagine if Bergkamp had a bad first touch, would he had been able to score this crucial goal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZkCFoqSBs?si=cbc9r-LH1PvQG1TF

TheSuperNerd:
Salah did and it was saved.

I know but I still think if you place it there, you'd stand a greater chance to score than placing it on his right hand side.

Odunayaw:
I can't understand how Ajayi who I considered at best a squad player now rose up to be counted in this AFCON. Especially that we weren't defensive in this one like the last one Ekong won

Ajayi was a warrior.

Meliforme:
There is a recurring theme in Eric Chelle's style that is highly limiting.

I have never resonated with the crowd in all my stands.

Eric Chelle is not yet the man.
When the right man shows up, you will witness my unwavering validation.

I am not advocating for his sack anyway.
All that i am saying is that we should not raise our hopes in him.

If Eric Chelle sees a better paying job let him take it and continue his growth.

"When the right man shows up, you will witness my unwavering validation."

I come dey laugh inside room at this time of the night. People dey ooo. Meli Meli. He say his unwavering validation.

Ejuke wey get your unwavering devotion not just validation, how e be?

do4luv14:
How much you good contribute for a very good coach salary

Someone took over a sinking ship, steady it,
Play 16 games
Won 10
Draw 5
Lose 1

You still no convice, who your conviction epp, if he easy go Coach for NPFL

Street side, you dey talk NPFL. Easiest thing to do is to talk oo.

Odunayaw:
Egyptian coach?

Even the Moroccan coach did not outcoach Chelle. Let them meet on a neutral turf. Did you see what verydarkman said about the crowd?

"Wait until we get to neutral ground". There's no such thing. This is the mainstay whenever the host nation has a decent team. Find a way to win, or get booted out. A stadium routinely fills up with host fans, sometimes quite hostile. I have no idea how appealing to a non-expert helps you. This is not even new. The Moroccan team shut down our offense and home boy had no answer. This is when you separate yourself from the bunch. It's been just a year, and perhaps there's no need to be overly critical of the man. For a similar reason there's no reason to think he's a tactical master either. The jury is still out on your man, and we'll see what stuff he's made of as his managing stint unfolds.

Mujtahida:
Even the Moroccan coach did not outcoach Chelle. Let them meet on a neutral turf. Did you see what verydarkman said about the crowd?

AndSunGorilla:
Egbon na penalty now. So today Salah and Marmoush, the biggest Egyptian players gave it to us as well.penalty is always a lottery sir. It is not by how serious you appear before taking it.

I didn't blamed but my response was to someone telling me Morocco keeper is good on penalties like better than Nwabali

Meliforme:
The NFF is not ready to invest in Grade A coaches.
This won't be the first time we are getting this kind of result, even with the quality in our hands.

Which one is grade A coach again...una never tire

Meliforme:
There is a recurring theme in Eric Chelle's style that is highly limiting.

I have never resonated with the crowd in all my stands.

Eric Chelle is not yet the man.
When the right man shows up, you will witness my unwavering validation.

I am not advocating for his sack anyway.
All that i am saying is that we should not raise our hopes in him.

If Eric Chelle sees a better paying job let him take it and continue his growth.

Do not worry we will get a coach that will use Ejuke properly

Progress.

Kog45:
I didn't blamed but my response was to someone telling me Morocco keeper is good on penalties like better than Nwabali

Ah ok, got you now sir.

Meliforme:
The NFF is not ready to invest in Grade A coaches.
This won't be the first time we are getting this kind of result, even with the quality in our hands.

Pls mention a Grade A coach that collects 50k USD salary?

Ordinary Pitso Motsimane una no fit afford but una go dey trumpet Grade A coach up and down like say Grade A na person name.

Gosh, some of you are just annoying and arrogantly delusional.

?

Mujtahida:
"When the right man shows up, you will witness my unwavering validation."

I come dey laugh inside room at this time of the night. People dey ooo. Meli Meli. He say his unwavering validation.

Ejuke wey get your unwavering devotion not just validation, how e be?

Ehhh? The Law is this legal in the eyes of the law? 😂

semid4lyfe:
Pls mention a Grade A coach that collects 50k USD salary?

Ordinary Pitso Motsimane una no fit afford but una go dey trumpet Grade A coach up and down like say Grade A na person name.

Gosh, some of you are just annoying and arrogantly delusional.

Too annoying.

If I list some of the "Grade A" coaches wey Éric Chelle don beat with both Mali and Nigeria, you go fear. Make them dey play.

Meliforme:
There is a recurring theme in Eric Chelle's style that is highly limiting.

I have never resonated with the crowd in all my stands.

Eric Chelle is not yet the man.
When the right man shows up, you will witness my unwavering validation.

I am not advocating for his sack anyway.
All that i am saying is that we should not raise our hopes in him.

If Eric Chelle sees a better paying job let him take it and continue his growth.

You are the chairperson of an adhoc committee designated by the NFF to appoint a Grade A coach for the Super Eagles.

The remuneration of the coach is pegged at $50,000.

Kindly recommend your top three candidates for the job.

semid4lyfe:
Pls mention a Grade A coach that collects 50k USD salary?

Ordinary Pitso Motsimane una no fit afford but una go dey trumpet Grade A coach up and down like say Grade A na person name.

Gosh, some of you are just annoying and arrogantly delusional.

Kai semid,we Sabi ourselves here and our reasonings so sometimes it would be difficult for a newcomer here to understand reasons for some comments... don't be surprised everything is down to a player not getting enough playing time under the coach.

Odunayaw:
Look, the least you can do is get the point and stop running with your strawman

behold, the least you can do is appreciate that the ball went in, full stop.

This is from a Moroccan, read well.

"Respectable and high-calibre coach", they know wetin they see before they type that thing, but one person say Chelle never convince am.

You don dey shout am since Chelle first game and this is like his 20th game you still never dey convinced o. Alrightiiiooo

Dear Lord, grant victory to Senegal today.

So what was the reason for keeping Akin away from serie A matches that will help him grow if we had no plan of giving him even a single minute in the AFCON?

BankyGee:
This is from a Moroccan, read well.

"Respectable and high-calibre coach", they know wetin they see before they type that thing, but one person say Chelle never convince am.

You don dey shout am since Chelle first game and this is like his 20th game you still never dey convinced o. Alrightiiiooo

letting Chelle slip off our fingers will take the team back to level 0 and also one big mistake the NFF will regret