Nigeria, June 24 -- Nigeria's sports authorities have agreed in principle on a new contract for Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle, while also handing the Malian tactician the additional responsibility of managing the national Under-23 team as part of a long-term football development strategy.

The decision was reached during a high-level meeting held on Tuesday at the headquarters of the National Sports Commission (NSC) in Abuja.

Those in attendance included NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko, NSC Director-General Bukola Olopade, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Gusau, NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, and Chelle himself.

Speaking after the meeting, Mr Dikko disclosed that discussions on the coach's future had been concl...