Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has hit England, where he will meet with Premier League stars like Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, Ola Aina, Taiwo Awoniyi ahead of next month’s must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
SCORENigeria specially learnt that Eric Chelle is accompanied by his first assistant Hedi Taboubi on this trip to England.
They will talk with the players on how the Super Eagles will approach these two qualifiers and what is expected of them both on and off the pitch.
The Super Eagles are guests of Rwanda on March 21 and four days later they welcome Zimbabwe to Uyo.
Rwanda are top of Group C with seven points ahead of South Africa and Benin, who also have same number of points but inferior goals difference.
Lesotho are fourth on five points, while the Super Eagles are fifth with three points.
Zimbabwe are bottom of the standings on two points after four rounds of matches.
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