Super Eagles Coach Chelle set to earn over 100 million monthly in new contract

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is set to receive a significant salary increase after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) agreed on new terms for the Franco-Malian tactician.

The announcement was made by NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko following a high-level meeting involving officials of the NFF and the National Sports Commission in Abuja.

Under the proposed agreement, Chelle's monthly salary will rise from $50,000 to $100,000, while the NFF will separately cover the salaries of his assistants.

Reports had earlier suggested that Chelle requested a monthly package of $130,000 after leading Nigeria to a third-place finish at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

However, the new arrangement will see the NFF directly take responsibility for the remuneration of its backroom staff.

"With this new contract and new remuneration, I think the NFF will do the necessary and finalise it. I can confirm to you we have agreed new terms with the coach. We have agreed to settle with the coach about his new remuneration; we are going to increase his money," Dikko said.

In a major restructuring move, Chelle will also take charge of Nigeria's U-23 national team.

The decision is aimed at creating a stronger link between the country's youth teams and the senior national side.

The U-23 Eagles have failed to qualify for the last two Olympic Games, and last appeared at the Olympics in Rio 2016, where they won a bronze medal under Samson Siasia.

According to Dikko, the new arrangement will ensure a unified football philosophy across national teams.

"We also agreed with the NFF that the coach will also take care of the U-23 national team. Instead of having different ideas, let's have ideas from the U-23 to the Super Eagles," Dikko explained.

The NSC Chairman stressed that the decision is part of a broader strategy to build a competitive national team for future international competitions, including the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

"The objective is we have to build for 2030 now. We have to start building by bringing in the young ones now that would join the team, which is putting the blocks and the foundation," he said.