Mali national team coach Eric Sekou Shell during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Madagascar and Mali at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on June 11, 2024 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 11:00
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially appointed Eric Sekou Shell as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.
The French tactician of Mali and Ivory Coast will replace Finidi George, who resigned in June 2024, with former Super Eagles teammate Augustine Eguavoen taking charge as interim coach.
The NFF has now issued the following statement announcing the appointment of Mr. Shell, 47, who led Mali to the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFCON finals.
“The Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of the Technical Development Sub-Committee to appoint Eric Sekou Shell as head coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team, the Super Eagles,” a statement from the club said. are.
“In a meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, January 2, 2025, the NFF Technical Development Subcommittee recommended the appointment of the former Mali senior men’s national team coach as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. The recommendation was approved by the NFF Executive Committee on Tuesday, January 7th.
Shell’s appointment is effective immediately and he will be responsible for guiding the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, where the next matches (matchdays 5 and 6) will be played in March. There is.
