Chelle: Portugal’s Friendly with Nigeria Aims to Mirror DR Congo Clash
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle believes Portugal arranged this friendly to simulate facing an African side like DR Congo. He pointed to Nigeria’s intensity and physicality, and our recent playoff encounter with the Congolese, as valuable preparation for their World Cup campaign. The teams meet in Leiria on Wednesday for only their second senior international match. Portugal won the first meeting 4-0 in 2022. Chelle dismissed any fear from that result. “We must improve our mentality and play every match with our philosophy,” he said. Nigeria enters on a six-game unbeaten run. The coach says his squad is focused on continuous growth rather than past scores.
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