Former international Ifeanyi Udeze has blasted the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following the appointment of Eric Chelle as new head coach of the Super Eagles.
Chelle’s appointment was confirmed by the NFF on Tuesday.
The last substantive head coach of the Super Eagles, Finidi George left the role in June 2024.
Technical director of the NFF, Augustine Eguavoen took charge of the Super Eagles in interim capacity last September and guided the team to 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
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Udeze opined that Eguavoen has better CV compare to Chelle, while also questioning the Malian’s appointment.
“A coach Mali sacked for a poor run in the World Cup qualifiers, does he deserve this job?” Udeze said on Brila FM.
“The most annoying thing is that Augustine Eguavoen, who was our interim coach, has a better CV than this Eric Chelle. On what grounds was Chelle employed?
“He took the job to enhance his CV. He doesn’t care whether we qualify for the World Cup or not. That’s the only reason he accepted the job.”
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Sir please u people should let the new coach work you peeps should stop critisizing to me the new super eagles coach is the best.
For God’s sake Ifeanyi how does this help?
The man has already been employed, let everyone come together and support him to succeed. All this sniping in the media when he has not even started is unnecessary.
Udeze, please save your breadth! Nigerians accept anything. If we could have a president at Aso Rock without a primary six certificate, we could as well decend even lower to the extent that a Malian should now teach Nigeria how to play soccer, when actually, it should be the other way round. Yet, a lot of us are expressing HOPELESS HOPE that a (trackless) Malian will qualify Nigeria for the world cup. We have no shame at all in Nigeria. We just accept anything. We don’t need Eguavoen, neither do we need this Malian. We have been waiting so long now for a coach to be appointed, let’s appoint a coach that befits us. Some of these coaches we are appointing, some of our players whom they want to coach even know coaching better than they do.
Chale okay na, but is it his CV that will be doing the coaching? Kai! yuh pipos ar just too fullish. robbish!
Wetin come be all of these BS nah? For person wey never even start work o?
Yesterday, one of una we-we, parapo people say nah baby coach, today you say him CV no reach? All in the name of former team mate supporting former team mate?
Make una remember say this baba no be Nigerian o. Him no sabi our culture. Him fit no get that kind elephant skin to endure unnecessary insults and oppositions. Anyway thank God say he’s French, not English.
But make all of these people first go chop ice block and drink ice-chill water, make we first observe after CHAN in February biko.
Udeze, please save your breadth! Nigerians accept anything. If we could have a president at Aso Rock without a primary six certificate, we could as well decend even lower to the extent that a Malian should now teach Nigeria how to play soccer, when actually, it should be the other way round. Yet, a lot of us are expressing HOPELESS HOPE that a (trackless) Malian will qualify Nigeria for the world cup. We have no shame at all in Nigeria. We just accept anything.
Udeze with your poor education I don’t expect you to know better, so I rest my case enemy of progress keep wailing.
If eguaveon has a better cv than chelle, then let him leave that glass house and use his cv to get a coaching job outside the shores of nigeria let`s see…..
Eguaveon was given eagles job on 3 occasions which he failed woefully
he was the reason of our not going to 2022 world cup…..
he failed to go past second round at afcon, this is the same person they say has a better cv than a man who has coached in france…..
No @UBFE, Eguavoen had won a Bronze medal at AFCON 2006 and has qualified Nigeria to Afcon atleast 3 separate occasions. So atleast he has got upto Semi finals of Afcon. Chelle best is a quarter final spot with Mali and could not even beat mediocre Ghana team at home in the 2026 WCQ March in June 2024 forcing his sack by Mali FA.
The point Udeze is making is if we don’t want local coaches which are more cost effective, why hire a coach that Mali found inadequate of all foreign coaches available, especially with our precarious position in the world cup qualifiers?
God bless you tony, it is all hatred for local coaches. Imagine a local coach that was being paid N 5million naira a month and suddenly they can afford a local foreign coach for $55,000 a month. Who are they fooling. With all the noise about his tactics, why didn’t he use such tactics to win against Ghana like you stated. Even drew against CAR and Madagascar. Suddenly he is the messiah for to qualify us to the world cup. No problems. All fingers crossed
Oga Udenze, sorry sir ,na jealousy dey worry you and you be mad man! So na CV dey play Ball? Coach can have all the VC and still fail like we see in Europe league! We are talking about tactical wisdom and Nigeria need young new moden coach , just like Chelle, westerhoff and bonfere came to Nigeria without long cv and shape our football. Keshi qualify Togo first World cup without long CV. Gadiola that have new moden tactical brain to handle any match situations how many trophies him Don win? Our exinternationals should go and try they luck outside Nigeria and prove they self like white coaches do. Not on the radio stations talking bulshit and captivating others . Because chelle is a black that’s why you look down on him? His a smart guy, watch out. So many players will retire from super eagles, you will see new Boyz gradually.
It is better not to say anything if you don’t have a better thing to say, Udeze.
Eguavoen is one of the most corrupt men in the NFF, including Diko, Seyi Amaju Pinnick and others.
Eric Chelle will not tolerate nonsense from NFF like Eguavoen, and others were doing.
Chelle is bringing transparency into the Super Eagles and the pattern of play.
The Super Eagles have no pattern of play under Eguavoen.
The superiority of Eric Chelle is beyond Eguavoen’s imagination kę.
Only Siasia can compete with Eric Chelle.
If our own feel like the appointment of Eric Chelle is an insult to them, they should step up their game too.
Our own should not do shady stuff with the NFF anymore, and the selection of the team must based on merit. Then, we can talk about them but for now, let’s welcome Eric Chelle.
Our own and NFF are not transparent and not trustworthy when it comes to brown envelopes.
Our local coaches must respect themselves and stop begging for a job.
The introduction of Eric Chelle is a wake-up call if our own knows.
It is a shame to them that we can not rely on any of our local coaches to take Nigeria to the World Cup and Afcon this time around. Are we not reaching that level yet?
Siasia is just coming back into football and he shouldn’t be rushed if he is not ready.
Chelle is way better than Eguavoen and other ex-players apart from Siasia.
Apart from Siasia, I will not recommend our own or any foreign coach to Nigerians. Chelle is the best for the job shikena.
So, let’s fail with Eric Chelle. We are tired of fairly used foreign coaches.
Let’s give Eric Chelle a chance to do his job period. Ire o. God bless Nigeria!!!