My people, gist don land for here as NFF President Ibrahim Gusau don clear air on our Super Eagles coach matter! He don talk say Eric Chelle go still dey in charge after dem collect bronze for AFCON 2025 wey happen for Morocco.
Gusau no fit hide hin joy as e sabi say the team don show serious progress under Chelle. Na him talk say dem fit run for autopilot with the way wey dem dey play, meaning say dem don dey gel well under hin leadership. Na third-place finish be this, and dem beat Egypt for penalty shootout 4-2 to grab di bronze medal.
Omo, no be small thing o! This na Nigeria’s ninth time wey dem dey collect third place for AFCON, and na 17 times dem don dey land podium finish since dem start to dey participate, with only four times wey dem no fit collect any medal from 21 appearances!
But wait, while the match dey go on for Morocco, people dey speculate about whether Chelle go still dey coach the team. Dem dey hear say some countries like Tunisia and Mali wan snatch am with better salary wey dey close to $100,000 per month. But Chelle don host all those talks with a show of focus, e no wan destroy hin job now.
Gusau don shower praise on the technical crew and talk say dem go continue to dey support and encourage di team as dem dey prepare for the next AFCON qualifiers wey go start for March.
Despite missing di World Cup, this AFCON run dey sweet as Super Eagles remain unbeaten, plus dem score 14 goals – na di highest for any tournament for Nigeria! Under Chelle, dem shine pass even Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
And as we dey look forwad to di next AFCON wey go happen for 2027, na time to roll up our sleeves. Gusau don talk say dem no get time to waste, because di journey to di next tournament don start! Dem don show say Nigeria dey ready to take back hin place for di continental stage.
So wetin una think? Abeg make una drop una comments and let’s see how far our Super Eagles fit carry us!
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