Super Eagles Star, Alex Iwobi has showered lots of encomium on his coach for positive turning around the fortune of Super Eagles during World Cup qualifying series when hope were lost .
The Fulham star said Eric Chelle is the best thing to have happened to Nigerian football since the invention of slice bread and éwa ganyin .
“Our manager constantly reminds us that we’re able to push through all circumstances. “He’s such a great man. We almost don’t see him as like a manager, but like a big brother. He’s created a big brotherhood.”You see him on the touchline. He gets heated – he’s literally trying to fight for us.”It motivates us, that we want to play not just for Nigeria but for him as well.”Iwobi also had a message for fans who have been unhappy with the team’s qualifying campaign up until now.”It wasn’t the greatest of starts,” he acknowledged with knowing understatement.”But they (the fans) also need to understand we all have the same goal.”I understand when they’re disappointed because we are very disappointed in not winning games comfortably or winning against teams that maybe we should have.”We feel like on any day, if we give 100%, and we’ve got the players to do so, that we can beat any team.”But there’s one thing saying it, we have to prove it.”
Super Eagles play DR Congo in the CAF World Cup play off , today Sunday 16th November 2025.
