Malian tactician Eric Chelle has met with Augustine Eguavoen at the venue of the unveiling of the new Super Eagles head coach in Abuja, Soccernet.ng reports.
It would be recalled that the Nigeria Football Federation appointed Eric Chelle as the head coach of the Super Eagles on Tuesday.
The former Mali international arrived in Nigeria on Sunday after terminating his appointment with Algerian club MC Oran.
Augustine Eguavoen had served as the interim head coach of the Super Eagles with the NFF searching for a substantive coach for the national team.
Eguavoen, who took over the role for the fourth time in August, guided Nigeria to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted in Morocco.
With Chelle's appointment, however, Eguavoen will return to focus on his responsibilities as the head of the Technical Department of the NFF.
Ahead of Chelle's unveiling on Monday morning, both men met at the venue and warmed into a cute embrace.
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Chelle is expected to share his vision and objective for the Super Eagles at the press conference in Abuja.
The former Mali coach will look to guide Nigeria to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be jointly hosted by The United States, Canada and Mexico.
The onus is now on the man appointed to direct the affairs of our Super Eagles . We pray that he will be successful despite the odds stacked against the team at the moment. The quality of the players and their senses of duties and patriotism should now be on show when the qualification begins. Nigeria demand our Super Eagles to qualify for the next world cup.