Daniel Ogunmodede, Ilechukwu, or Eric Chelle: Who will lead the Super Eagles B team to CHAN 2024?

The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), scheduled to take place in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, is fast approaching, Soccernet.ng reports. 

Questions remain from the Nigerian football community about who will lead the Super Eagles B team into the competition.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) recently appointed Eric Chelle as the head coach of the Super Eagles. However, Chelle’s appointment has brought uncertainty about whether he will directly oversee the B team’s CHAN campaign or delegate the responsibility to one of his assistants.

NFF appoints Éric Chelle as Head Coach of the Super Eagles pic.twitter.com/f3riZUo1f9

— The NFF (@thenff) January 7, 2025

Ogunmodede’s Interim Success

Remo Stars manager, Daniel Ogunmodede, stood in for the Super Eagles B team during the qualifiers. He, alongside Enugu Rangers boss, Fidelis Ilechukwu, led the team to secure a 0-0 draw against Ghana in Accra before delivering a commanding 3-1 victory at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo to qualify Nigeria for CHAN 2024.

Undoubtedly, Ogunmodede’s short stint demonstrated his familiarity with the domestic league players, which further raised questions about whether he should continue in the role.

Eric Chelle’s First Challenge

According to a press release from the NFF Communications Department, the former Lens defender will be officially unveiled on Monday.

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His first assignment will be to lead the CHAN Eagles to the 2024 African Nations Championship, set to take place in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from 1 to 28 February, 2025.

Chelle, the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, boasts an impressive résumé. The Malian tactician guided Mali’s Aiglons to the brink of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals and left a prominent role at Algerian club MC Oran to take charge of the Super Eagles.