Former Nigerian international Friday Ekpo believes Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle will deliver the 2026 World Cup qualifying ticket.
Chelle will face the challenge of managing a squad brimming with top stars, including Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen, and Samuel Chukwueze.
With crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe looming in March 2025, Chelle will be pressured to revitalize the Super Eagles’ campaign and reignite their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, the USA, and Mexico.
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In a chat with Completesports.com, Ekpo stated that the players will be determined and willing to play for the coach.
“Since the 2026 World Cup qualifiers is comig up in March, I am still of the believe that the players will be eager and determined to play for Eric Chelle .
“Results may go well for him and he will deliver the World Cup ticket. Yes, it won’t be easy but I am very much sure he will get the job done.”
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He has a 2 year contract, but failure to qualify for the world cup will mean he’s sacked by October.
Instant, non negotiable sacking.
It’s not intended to put pressure on him, but the reality is that for Chelle, failure is NOT an option.
Deliver the world cup ticket, or it’s all over.
He must hit the ground flying. Running won’t be enough.
BTW, if he fails, those that hire him will need to pack their bags and follow him out the door.
We hope for the best!
The stupid NFF has a plan in place. They know that it’s almost impossible to qualify for the world cup so they don’t want their own to be at the helm so as to avoid public backlash. For instance, with Eguaveon as the Head coach will mean he failed to qualify us back-to-back. So they want Chelle to do it, so he can take the blame and then he would be sacked and Eguaveon will take the team to the mundial. That’s the plan.
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I doubt that because they too would have been kicked out of office because they can never be trusted to make any wise decisions.
Therefore their own existence is hinged on Chelle’s success
2 match days are in March, September and October for the remaining 6 fixtures
AFCON is in December. If we fail in October, they will ALL RESIGN including the technical department (Eguavoen and co) for a major overhaul
That’s why I believe Chelle will have free hand to choose his team because the coach is outspoken oh.
Okay na, pls tell us how you are going to enforce this your mandate that if chelle fail, those who hired him should also pack their bags?
You and which army are going to make sure that it happens?
Is this not Nigeria? Is this the first time we have heard somebody saying this same thing? Have any NFF in the history of this jungle call Nigeria EVER resigned from duties because they failed? Have anybody at all even EVER resign in obodo Nigeria because they failed?? from the government down to even the thief chop chop police??
Pls bro we need to be serious in this country, and stop mixing wishful thinking with serious possibility We all know what is happening, is another “brown envelope” chop I chop package and nothing is gonna change that unless a miracle of God like when He part the red sea, anything else is just stories.
Okay na, pls tell us how you are going to enforce this your mandate that if chelle fail, those who hired him should also pack their bags?
You and which army are going to make sure that it happens?
Is this not Nigeria? Is this the first time we have heard somebody saying this same thing? Have any NFF in the history of this jungle call Nigeria EVER resigned from duties because they failed? Have anybody at all even EVER resign in obodo Nigeria because they failed?? from the government down to even the thief chop chop police??
Pls bro we need to be serious in this country, and stop mixing wishful thinking with serious possibility We all know what is happening, is another “brown envelope” chop I chop package and nothing is gonna change that unless a miracle of God like when He part the red sea, anything else is just stories.
I go lie for you?
@big Boss
oboy which mundial is that that you are talking about?? Cheii!
This coach is talking too much. Let’s wait to see how he performs in March whether he can follow up with action.
NFF are useless. After many months of waiting for a world class coach they give us mediocrity.
The country is falling apart. Most people who can afford to have left leaving the rest of us to be suffering and smiling. Nothing works: bad road, bad electric supply, bad water and no food. To smoke garri sef na one big wahala.
If this coach can bring a smile to our sad faces then we can forgive the NFF .