France, March 25 -- Nigeria boss Eric Chelle urged his players to keep their concentration ahead of Tuesday evening's clash against Zimbabwe in the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Chelle, 47, was drafted in as head coach in January with the sole mission of steering Nigeria to the quadrennial tournament after the squad missed out on the event in Qatar in 2022.

On Friday, in Chelle's first game in charge, Victor Osimhen bagged a brace at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali as Nigeria saw off Rwanda 2-0 to register their first win of the qualifying campaign.

"I'm proud of what the players did in Rwanda," said Chelle aas Nigeria finished their preparations for the game at the Godswill Akpabio I...