Before choosing his team, Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has disclosed that he confers with four Nigerian players. In addition, Chelle made it clear that William Troost-Ekong, the center defender, will continue to lead the Super Eagles in November when they play Gabon in the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs. Chelle stated, “I never talked about the captain,” in an interview with former Nigerian international Segun Odegbami on Eagle7 103.7 FMI consider William Troost-Ekong to be my captain. I would rather state this initially. “I turn to a small group of people, maybe four players, when I have questions.” William, Moses, Wilfred, and Osimhen are the first people I ask for things. I talk to these guys if I’m not satisfied with the group. “I ask the players questions if I want to before deciding what to ask them.” Austin Eguaveon, the Super Eagles’ temporary coach, was replaced by Chelle as head coach a few months ago.
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