
Eric Chelle, Super Eagles Coach
Former Super Eagles midfield maestro and team captain, Austin JJ Okocha has opened up on why Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles are no more winning trophies in the last couple of years.
Speaking recently on the appointment of a new coach, Malian Eric Chelle, he decried that “Because the NFF is run by politicians not football lovers, chances of building a team that will win cups are slim.
“The Super Eagles may not win any trophy until the current NFF officials are dissolved or reformed,” he said. “Appoint new officials who know more about football, who have an interest in football, who love football, whose lifestyles represent football.
“You can’t appoint politicians to manage football. They will turn it to politics and that’s what is happening today. We have the best players in the world, yet we have no trophy to lay our hands, not because of the players, absolutely not.
“When you change a coach, you have changed a dream, a vision, and a mission; in short, you have changed a generation.
“Changing of a coach isn’t just as it sounds to the ear. It’s harmful to the players; they will lose focus, except the players on their own demand for a better coach. Before you consider changing a coach, get some key players and interview them; seek their opinion because most of the players’ performance is based on the good relationship they share with their coach.”