Eric Chelle Reacts After Super Eagles B Lost 4–0 to Sudan at CHAN 2024
- The Super Eagles B team have been eliminated from the ongoing African Nations Championship
- Super Eagles embarrassingly lost 4-0 to Sudan, having also lost their opening match 1-0 to Senegal
- Head coach Eric Chelle has spoken in the same tone with which he spoke after the defeat to Senegal
Super Eagles manager has reacted to his team B’s elimination from the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after a 4-0 defeat to Sudan.
Nigeria have been eliminated from the tournament after picking up zero points in two matches, having also lost their opening match 1-0 to Senegal.
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As noted by CAF Online, Nigeria were first on the front foot, but the Sudanese soaked up the pressure and hit the Eric Chelle-led side hard with their ruthlessness.
The third group match against Congo Republic, which played 1-1 against Senegal in their other game, will be a mere formality as it will not change the fortune of Nigeria.
The other three teams can still qualify, with Sudan and Senegal set to clash in a top-of-the-table decider, while Nigeria could help Congo's cause with three points.
According to thenff.com, the loss is a joint record for Nigeria in the competition after a similar score line against Morocco in the final in 2018.
Eric Chelle reacts to loss against Sudan
Eric Chelle turned up at his post-match conference visibly distraught and yet again said that his team lost because of too many mistakes.
“The game started, and for 20 minutes the players maintained focus. We scored a goal, and after that, we made lots of mistakes and we gave up the game in the second half,” he said
“Four goals, four mistakes, this is the analysis. It hurts, it's tough. It's our fault, and I think this is the reality.”
He admitted that his plans were altered after some players left to join clubs outside the country, thus making them ineligible for selection for CHAN.
“When we selected the players to come for CHAN, this was not the same group actually. 5-8 players left the camp or never joined the camp; they left to go to another league. The team was not like we imagined,” he added.
“The reality is that we selected the best players in the league, but we can not play some games like that, because we made a lot of mistakes in these two games.
“The goal against Senegal was a mistake. The first two goals today were mistakes. We can't make such at this level of the competition. We need more focus.”
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Kwesi Appiah aims dig at Chelle
Sudan's Ghanaian head coach, Kwesi Appiah, aimed a stylish dog at Chelle during his post-match conference after claiming Nigeria needed better tactics to win.
“The Nigerian team is not that bad. They actually need some tactics to make sure they have a winning team,” Appiah said.
Nigerians call for Eric Chelle’s sack
Legit.ng reported that Nigerians have called for Eric Chelle to be sacked after the embarrassing 4-0 loss to Sudan and subsequent elimination from CHAN 2024.
Nigerians are displeased with the gameplay, and with the team having zero points and no goals, they have demanded that the Franco-Malian coach be let go.
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