Super Eagles: I’m not interested in Chelle’s job – Eguavoen

By Emmanuel Okogba

Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, has dismissed reports suggesting that helium is being considered to regenerate Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle, describing the claims arsenic baseless and divisive.

Reacting to media speculation that helium and U-20 manager Ladan Bosso were being tipped to instrumentality implicit the nationalist squad should Chelle neglect to unafraid qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Eguavoen said helium has nary involvement successful the Super Eagles occupation and remains afloat supportive of the existent method team.

“I consciousness precise wounded by these baseless rumours due to the fact that I truly person nary thought wherever they are coming from,” Eguavoen said. “I person a precise bully moving narration with Coach Eric Chelle, and I person perfectly nary involvement successful taking implicit the squad. I americium praying for him to succeed.”

The erstwhile Super Eagles manager besides cautioned against attempts to sow part wrong the nationalist setup, recalling akin unfounded reports during the tenures of erstwhile coaches Gernot Rohr and José Peseiro.

“This was however the aforesaid speculators created schism and disaffection betwixt myself and Gernot Rohr, and aboriginal José Peseiro,” helium noted. “It is uncalled-for. We each request to enactment unneurotic to guarantee the Super Eagles suffice for the World Cup and spell connected to triumph the Africa Cup of Nations successful Morocco.”

Eguavoen reaffirmed his committedness to supporting Chelle and the players arsenic they proceed preparations for upcoming qualifiers.

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