Éric Chelle accuses the Democratic Republic of Congo of “voodoo” after Nigeria’s elimination from the World Cup
Nigeria’s coach, Éric Chelle, has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo of using “voodoo” during the penalty shootout that eliminated his team from the possibility of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
Frank Onyeka put Nigeria ahead in the crucial qualifying match, but Meschack Elia’s equalizer took the match to a penalty shootout in which the Democratic Republic of Congo prevailed 4-3, keeping their World Cup hopes alive.
After the result, Chelle made an unusual accusation when talking about the penalty shootout that confirmed Nigeria will miss their second consecutive World Cup.Éric Chelle has blamed voodoo for his team’s defeat in the penalty shootout against the Democratic Republic of Congo.Chelle told reporters: “During all the penalty decisions, the Congo boy did some voodoo. Every time… Every time. That’s why I was a little nervous after him.”
When asked what she saw, Chelle waved her right arm, but could not confirm the details of her statement.
Nigeria out of the World Cup after losing in the penalty shootout against Congo
“Something like this [waving his arm]. You know, with I don’t know if it’s water or something like that, you know,” he said.
The defeat, which came against a team ranked 19 places below them, condemned Nigeria to miss their third World Cup since 2006 and…
