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The head coach of the Super Eagles, Éric Chelle, has revealed how Victor Osimhen made him burst into tears at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Chelle recounted that he had a conversation with Osimhen ahead of the third-place game against Egypt.
“I had a discussion with Victor on the field,” Chelle told RMC.
“I told him that we absolutely had to go for that third place. But I could see that he was injured, that things weren’t going well at all.
“So I told him: ‘I’m proud of what you’ve done since I took over this team. If you ever need me, whatever happens in your life, you call me, I’ll come.’
“When I arrived, you were already a great player; I didn’t arrive as a great coach.
“He looked at me and said: ‘Coach, maybe you were a small coach, but now you are a great coach.’ At that point, I burst into tears. Honestly, it was hard to go on to training afterwards.”
AFCON 2025: How Osimhen made me cry – Super Eagles coach, Chelle
