{"id":155209,"date":"2025-03-14T09:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/eric-chelle-loves-to-fight-osimhen-reveals-conversation-with-super-eagles-coach"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:55:35","slug":"eric-chelle-loves-to-fight-osimhen-reveals-conversation-with-super-eagles-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/eric-chelle-loves-to-fight-osimhen-reveals-conversation-with-super-eagles-coach","title":{"rendered":"Eric Chelle loves to fight \u2013 Osimhen reveals conversation with Super Eagles coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has warned his team-mates that the new head coach, Eric Chelle, is very demanding.<\/p>\n<p>Chelle was appointed at the start of the year to replace Augustine Eguavoen.<\/p>\n<p>His first official fixtures will be the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying games against Rwanda and Zimbabwe this month.<\/p>\n<p>The Franco-Malian tactician has already released his 23-man squad for the matches.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen has now revealed he has already spoken with Chelsea ahead of the games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know him (Chelle) from the previous AFCON with the Malian team. He\u2019s a coach that loves to play and he really loves to fight,\u201d Osimhen said on the Obi One Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to be very demanding. He said that he needs me and the senior players on the team to work with him to achieve amazing things for Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he said the one who does not run or fight for every ball will not play. He was clear with me. He said he can be a big brother or an uncle to everybody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut on the pitch it is business, if the younger players see us running crazy, they will do it also.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has warned his team-mates that the new head coach, Eric Chelle, is very demanding. 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