Nigeria’s Defeat: “Time for Eric Chelle to return to Marlians; he is not serious” – Man calls for Super Eagles coach sack

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A man on social media has sparked widespread debate after calling for the sacking of Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle.

This call followed Nigeria’s 4-2 semi-final defeat to AFCON 2025 host nation Morocco.

The user expressed disappointment that after losing to DR Congo via penalties in the World Cup qualifiers, Chelle had not trained the team specifically for penalty shootouts.

Criticism Over Penalty Decisions

The X user, identified as Dr Penking, voiced frustration over Samuel Chukwueze’s missed penalty against Morocco.

Dr Penking said: “You would think that after losing to DR Congo via penalties, he would invest his time into training for penalties and discover the team’s best penalty players, but no, he threw history to the wind and trained only for open play again. Time for Eric Chelle to be returned to Marlians. He is not serious.”

This statement has ignited a heated discussion online as Nigerians shared their views.

Diverse Reactions from Nigerians

Victor expressed surprise: “Because he Lost one Game ?? True True, average Nigerian is a Fool. You behave like a woman, na only present you dey remember.”

Jekson added: “He needs more coaches to work with him. We don’t have a set piece coach and I’m sure you’re not aware. The goalkeeper coach is our set piece coach. U can’t win afcon anymore without proper planning. Blame the NFF. They need to start investing. This is no longer 1996 or 2013. Things have changed.”

Mike noted: “Omo, Nigerians and entitlement na 5&6 Read Original