Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has been handed a new contract by the Nigeria Football Federation which will now see him handle the U-23 side as part of his schedules, which has not gone down well with former international star, Finidi George.
The Franco-Malian will earn double of his previous salary, with the NFF set to pay him 100 dollars monthly after the officials of the federation recently revealed their satisfactions with his performances since he started coaching the national team.
The Super Eagles clinched a bronze medal at the last edition of the Africa Cup of Nations after losing to Morocco in the semi-final and defeating Egypt in the thirdplace match.
The three-time African champions missed the 2026 World Cup by a whisker after losing to DR Congo on penalties during one of the African qualifying playoffs.
Notwithstanding the Super Eagles’ inability to nick a place at the global tournament, NFF has reduced the burden placed on Chelle by agreeing to pay his backup coaching staff.
Reacting to the new deal and new role, former coach of the national team, Finidi George has disagreed with the NFF, stating that his new role as the U-23 coach can affect his current work.
The former Ajax forward was in charge of the team before he was sacked, following a number of unimpressive results, part of which affected the Super Eagles’ target of reaching the global tournament.
Chelle’s first duty after renewing his contract with NFF will be to qualify Nigeria for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
