Nigeria Appoints Former Mali Coach Eric Chelle

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Nigeria Appoints Former Mali Coach Eric Chelle
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Nigeria has appointed Eric Chelle as the new head coach of its men's national football team. Chelle, a former Mali international and manager, was sacked last June after leading Mali to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. His main task is to guide Nigeria to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Eric Chelle's Mali were knocked out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by Ivory Coast, who scored a 90th-minute equaliser and then a 122nd-minute winner

The West Africans reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Afcon last year, where they were knocked out by eventual winners Ivory Coast after extra time.

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