CAPE COAST, GHANA - AUGUST 28: Ghana v Nigeria during the 2023 CHAN Qualifier first leg match between Ghana s Black Galaxies and Super Eagles B team at Cape Coast Stadium on the August 28, 2022 in Cape Coast, Ghana. Photo by IMAGO
The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), scheduled to take place in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, is fast approaching, Soccernet.ng reports.
Questions remain from the Nigerian football community about who will lead the Super Eagles B team into the competition.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) recently appointed Eric Chelle as the head coach of the Super Eagles. However, Chelle’s appointment has brought uncertainty about whether he will directly oversee the B team’s CHAN campaign or delegate the responsibility to one of his assistants.
Remo Stars manager, Daniel Ogunmodede, stood in for the Super Eagles B team during the qualifiers. He, alongside Enugu Rangers boss, Fidelis Ilechukwu, led the team to secure a 0-0 draw against Ghana in Accra before delivering a commanding 3-1 victory at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo to qualify Nigeria for CHAN 2024.
According to a press release from the NFF Communications Department, the former Lens defender will be officially unveiled on Monday.
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His first assignment will be to lead the CHAN Eagles to the 2024 African Nations Championship, set to take place in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from 1 to 28 February, 2025.
Chelle, the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, boasts an impressive résumé. The Malian tactician guided Mali’s Aiglons to the brink of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals and left a prominent role at Algerian club MC Oran to take charge of the Super Eagles.