{"id":178122,"date":"2025-09-09T21:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/chelle-discusses-super-eagles-wcq-qualification-hopes"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:21:37","slug":"chelle-discusses-super-eagles-wcq-qualification-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/chelle-discusses-super-eagles-wcq-qualification-hopes","title":{"rendered":"Chelle Discusses Super Eagles&#8217; WCQ Qualification Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The head coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has said his team will not lack motivation ahead of their final two fixtures in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series.<\/p>\n<p>Chelle was addressing the media following a 1-1 draw with South Africa on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Bafana Bafana took the lead through William Troost-Ekong\u2019s own goal, before Calvin Bassey headed in the equaliser before half-time.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria need to win all their remaining fixtures to stand a chance of qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the matches against Lesotho and Benin Republic in October, Chelle said: \u201cMy players are professionals and I know they will still want to win the remaining two games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot can happen over the next one month. But before that, we will have to analyse our performance tonight, which will not be easy.\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. The head coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has said his team will not lack motivation ahead of their final two fixtures in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series. Chelle was addressing the media following a 1-1 draw with South Africa on Tuesday night. 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