It is time to try new players in different roles: Super Eagles coach in plans for a friendly tournament in England

The chief coach of the national senior team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has explained the reason behind the team’s decision to participate in the four team tournament in England in May, reports Owngoalnigeria.com.

Chelle, who had his baptism as coach of the Nigerian team in the World Cup qualifiers, where they were 2-0 winners to Rwanda before attracting 1-1 at home against Zimbabwe sees the game as a way to try new players.

The tournament will begin with the first semifinal on Tuesday, May 27, as a Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica Tocle in the first ‘Trini-Jam’ on the United Kingdom soil. The next day, the three -time African Champion Nigeria will face the four times Ghana African champions in the second semifinal, which will come with all the intrigues and elements of a 74 -year -old rivalry between the two continental giants.

The four teams will return on Saturday, May 31 for the Grand Final, with the losers of the semifinal matches found in the third game, before the final to determine the champions of Unity Cup 2025.

While the chief coach of Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, said that “we are eager to participate in the Unity Cup, since it will give us the opportunity to try some new players in different roles, helping us strengthen our team before the games in September and October,” said the captain of the William Troost-Ekong team: “This is a great tournament to concentrate and continue strategically The World Cup.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman