The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has confirmed that Eric Chelle will continue in his role as head coach of the Super Eagles following Nigeria’s third-place finish at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The NFF had initially set a target for Chelle to reach the final and win the tournament. Although the team fell short of that objective after losing to hosts Morocco in the semi-final, Nigeria went on to secure the bronze medal.
Speaking after the competition, Gusau said the Super Eagles showed clear signs of improvement under Chelle’s leadership and emphasized that the federation remains committed to working with the coach as the team looks to build on its recent performance.
Reflecting on Nigeria’s AFCON campaign, Gusau said, “The team is close to running on autopilot and will definitely achieve a lot of success under the present technical crew.”
He added, “The NFF is proud of the team’s performance and will continue to do its best to encourage, support, and motivate the team as we go forward.
“As the head of a hard-working technical crew, Mr Chelle has done exceedingly well within the one year he has been with us. He has shown enormous capacity, and we will continue to work with him.”
Nigeria clinched third place at the tournament after defeating Egypt 4-2 on penalties in the bronze medal match, following a goalless draw in regulation time at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca on Saturday.
