To be part of the Super Eagles has been a dream for new coach Eric Chelle since he was 12 years old and playing Playstation video game.
A close associate of the Eagles coach revealed to SCORENigeria: “Eric has been the Super Eagles coach since he was 12 years old.
“His mother told me that he always wore the Nigerian jersey with pride and when he played Playstation, his team were the Super Eagles.
“So, today ask Eric about those great stars of the 90s like Emmanuel Amuneke, Daniel Amokachi, Rashidi Yekini, Finidi George and you will be surprised by how much he knows about them.
“He is first and foremost a big fan of the Super Eagles and it is now a dream come true for him to finally be part of the team he has long admired as a young boy.”
The associate told SCORENigeria that such is his great admiration for the Super Eagles that he would probably had dumped Mali were Nigeria to have come knocking his door while he was in charge of the Eagles of Bamako.
That could well explain the huge pay cut he has taken to quit Algerian club MC Oran for this most demanding challenge.
Eric Chelle has taken by far the biggest risk of his 47 years to be the coach of the Super Eagles, who are currently in serious danger of not qualifying for next year’s World Cup.
“Yes, it’s true it is the biggest risk he has taken so far,” the close associate admitted.
“It’s like staging a military coup, you either become President or you are dead.
“He’s prepared to succeed and knowing him so well, he will do just that.”
