Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle remains focused as Nigeria prepare to face defending champions Senegal in their CHAN 2024 Group D opener in Zanzibar.
Speaking during his first press conference on Monday, Chelle acknowledged the weight of the contest.
The Super Eagles head coach described it as a meeting between two of Africa’s biggest footballing nations.
“I don’t know if it’s a derby, but I know this is a game for two big countries in Africa, Senegal and Nigeria, they have a history in the football. So they have a lot of good team, lot of good generation. They play well. So this is a big game.”
While Nigeria still have Congo and Sudan to face in the group, Chelle made it clear that his team is focused on nothing else but Tuesday’s clash.
“I don’t wanna talk about Congo or Sudan for now,” he said when asked about the other fixtures.
“Our focus is on our first match, we wanna take each game as it comes and take it step by step. Now we face Senegal before we can talk about Congo and Sudan.”
The match kicks off at 6:00 PM (local time) on Tuesday at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.
