Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has an idea on the placement of the various options available to him in specific roles ahead of their world cup qualifiers games against Rwanda and Zimbabwe respectively.
Chelle will get his first taste of action as coach of the Super Eagles when they play in the above mentioned world cup qualifiers games in March, seeking to lead them to their first win after four games.
The former coach of Mali is yet to officially announce the players picked for the games, but sources say he has an idea on each players and how best to use them in the games, particularly after watching them play for their various teams.
We exclusively gathered that he has a soft spot for Southampton forward Paul Onuachu, and sees him as the best alternative to top striker Victor Osimhen due to the fact that he gives the team a different way to play.
He sees Onuachu as one who can also play in attack with Osimhen if at all they will play with two strikers, as they will compliment each other due to their variations better than Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen.
Boniface deputized for Osimhen during the AFCON qualifiers but failed to score in all six games of the series. He has just one goal in 11 games the senior national team of Nigeria, a far cry from his tally for Bayer Leverkusen where he has 31 goals and 11 assists in 52 games since joining the team before the start of last season.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
