Solace Chukwu

1 month ago | chaosdigestbysolace.substack.com | Solace Chukwu

“I need you to… judge the situation dispassionately. I need to know that I can trust you, and that you know who to trust...”— M (Casino Royale)If Eric Chelle was under any illusions as to the sheer volume of work required to right the ship that is the Super Eagles, they were dispelled in brutal fashion on Tuesday.

Jan 7, 2025 | chaosdigestbysolace.substack.com | Solace Chukwu

So, Eric Sekou Chelle, eh? After half a year of infuriating indecisiveness, Nigeria’s senior men’s national team finally has a substantive head coach in the saddle, and he is Malian. His bronze dome is also entirely free of follicles but, in today’s managerial climate, that seems almost par for the course. We shall not excoriate him on that account. Not when there is plenty with which to beat both him as a choice and the manner of his appointment. Perhaps it is best to lead with the positive.

May 1, 2024 | chaosdigestbysolace.substack.com | Solace Chukwu

It is to the eternal shame of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that, having taken an unreasonably long time to come to a decision on the coaching position of the men’s senior national team, they have doomed their man – Finidi George – to a lukewarm response. In the end, considering minister of sports John Owan Enoh had, in tasking them with cutting coat according to cloth, left them with a smaller pool than initially hoped, the 53-year-old was close to the best choice available.

Mar 23, 2024 | medium.com | Solace Chukwu

In almost every context, a Nigeria win over Ghana is a big deal; irrespective of a number of caveats, Friday’s was no different. The Black Stars were reduced to 10 men early in the second half, an odd decision given it was a friendly (in as much as any meeting between these two can be termed as such), and both sides were helmed by different coaches than oversaw their most recent previous outings.

Mar 23, 2024 | chaosdigestbysolace.substack.com | Solace Chukwu

In almost every context, a Nigeria win over Ghana is a big deal; irrespective of a number of caveats, Friday’s was no different. The Black Stars were reduced to 10 men early in the second half, an odd decision given it was a friendly (in as much as any meeting between these two can be termed as such), and both sides were helmed by different coaches than oversaw their most recent previous outings.