Nigeria's new coach reveals his inspirational Nigerian legends

After the Nigerian Football Federation announced the name of the new coach for the upcoming period, it is veteran Eric chilli and after the coach announced his enthusiasm to train the Super Eagles, he revealed the legends that he loved and followed them when he was a player and his journey with football.

The coach from Mali became the 37th coach to take over the technical responsibility of the Super Eagles and is the first non-Nigerian coach to take over the coaching of the Nigerian national team, Born in Cote d'ivoire to a French father and a Malian mother, he is a defender who represented the Malian national team and won five titles from them.

Despite his Malian ties, Chelle disclosed his deep admiration for the Super Eagles during his youth, highlighting three Nigerian legends who inspired him: Christian Chukwu, the 1980 AFCON-winning captain; Victor Ikpeba, the 1997 African Footballer of the Year; and Daniel Amokachi, a two-time Belgian Ebony Shoes Award winner