Gara Gombe, the former chairman of the Gombe Football Association, has harshly criticized the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) for appointing Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.
Speaking to Brila FM, Gombe described Chelle as a “kindergarten coach,” questioning his qualifications and experience for managing the national team.
Chelle was named Super Eagles coach on Tuesday night, January 7 after the decision was endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee following a recommendation by its Technical and Development Sub-Committee.
The 47-year-old is a former international player with five caps for the Aiglons of Mali. His coaching résumé includes stints at at GS Consolat, FC Martigues, Boulogne, and MC Oran.
“Who is Chelle? Who knows him? What was his antecedent? Nothing. For goodness sake, all this waiting since AFCON in Ivory Coast, we cannot get a coach.“ Gombe told Brila FM
“And we ended up now, after all these years, appointing a kindergarten coach to manage the world-class players that we have. It is really unfortunate”
