Chelle was reacting to rumours he could be sacked, following a poor outing with the home-based team at the 2024 CHAN.
Nigeria lost their opening two fixtures to Senegal and Sudan, which effectively knocked them out of the competition.
It left a lot of fans and pundits questioning if Chelle is the man to lead the three-time African champions to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the qualifiers coming up in just under two weeks.
“I have heard a lot of stories about them wanting to sack me and replace me with someone else. I have heard about that,” Chelle told journalist Osasu Obayiuwana.
“I know, quite well, that I can be fired after one match. This is life in football, but if they decide to do that, they must be prepared to pay up the remainder of my contract.”
