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Nigeria coach blames voodoo for shootout loss
Nigeria coach Éric Chelle claimed a Congo team staff member used voodoo during the penalty shootout after his side was eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
A member of the Congo team used voodoo during the prison round, Nigeria’s coach Eric Chelle said, after the African football power was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup standings. Congo won the African playoff final on Sunday night in a prison round, getting two cuts from an alternate goalkeeper sent to the field at the end of the extra time of a 1-1 draw, and advanced to the intercontinental playoffs in March. Chelle was filmed during the pris…
Super Eagles picker Eric Chelle accused his rivals of voodooing during the round of penalties in the World Cup standings.
Soccer Coach Accuses Opponent of Voodoo After Loss
Sometimes a losing coach blames the refs, his own players, or even himself. But the head coach of Nigeria's soccer team has come up with a novel new scapegoat: voodoo. As ESPN reports, Eric Chelle lobbed the odd accusation at the Congo team after the latter won a huge game...
After the release of Nigeria's selector Éric Chelle on Sunday, on a supposed practice of the Democratic Republic of the Congo voodoo, it was time for mea culpa and misunderstanding this Monday, faced with the usual "cultural realities" in Africa, as coach globe-trotter Claude Le Roy confides.
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