Nigeria Super Eagles Coach Eric Chelle has decided to focus on the World Cup Qualifiers, which are of immediate consequence rather than the African Cup of Nations coming up later, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The former Mali senior National team Coach was asked after the AFCON draw, but he quickly switched to the World Cup Qualifiers, where the Super Eagles are placed at the bottom of the standings in group C.
Asked after the 2025 AFCON Draw, Chelle said: "There is no little team in AFCON. I focus on my player, on my team, in March. We need to focus on the World Qualifier and after that, in October we can think of the AFCON. But now, we need to win two games."
Nigeria is 5th on the log and needs to win their next matches from 17 to 25 March to think of a qualification for the FIFA World Cup.
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