Fidelis Ilechukwu

Fidelis Ilechukwu is a Nigerian football coach who led Rangers International to the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League title. He also served in Nigeria national-team technical setups, including as a Super Eagles assistant for September 2024 qualifiers and in the Super Eagles B preparation team announced in January 2025.

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About Fidelis Ilechukwu

Profile information current to 2026-08-19.

Nigeria · Football coach · 1 affiliation

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Known for: Nigeria Premier Football League coaching; Nigeria national football-team coaching
Country: Nigeria

Football coach

At a glance

He guided Rangers International to the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League championship.
He was selected as an assistant to Augustine Eguavoen for Nigeria's September 2024 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
In January 2025, the Nigeria Football Federation placed him among the coaches responsible for Super Eagles B preparation and African Nations Championship participation.

Club coaching career

Ilechukwu said in a 2024 interview that he spent 13 years with MFM before coaching Heartland and Plateau United for two seasons each and then joining Rangers International. He led MFM to its first CAF Champions League appearance in 2018 and later guided Rangers to the 2023–24 Nigerian league title.

Nigeria national-team assignments

Ilechukwu joined the Super Eagles technical crew under Augustine Eguavoen for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in September 2024. In January 2025, the Nigeria Football Federation also named him among the coaches remaining in charge of Super Eagles B preparations and participation at the African Nations Championship.

Current-role qualification

A Transfermarkt record accessed on August 19, 2026 listed Ilechukwu as Rangers International manager from July 5, 2023, with no end date displayed. The supplied evidence does not, however, establish that his 2024 senior Super Eagles assistant-coach assignment remained current in August 2026.

Affiliations

Rangers International Manager 2023-07-05–present

Timeline

2018 Led MFM FC to its first CAF Champions League appearance.
2024-06-23 Rangers were crowned 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League champions under Ilechukwu.
2024-09-02 Selected as an assistant to Augustine Eguavoen for Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches.

Additional verified details

Current context

Transfermarkt listed Ilechukwu as manager of Rangers International, with his tenure beginning on July 5, 2023 and no end date displayed. This is a football-database listing rather than a contemporaneous announcement from Rangers International and should be reconfirmed before publication.

Biographical facts

Ilechukwu said he spent 13 years with MFM, followed by two seasons each at Heartland and Plateau United, before joining Rangers International.
The Nigeria Football Federation identified Ilechukwu as part of the Super Eagles technical crew under Augustine Eguavoen in September 2024.
In January 2025, the Nigeria Football Federation said Ilechukwu, Daniel Ogunmodede and Olatunji Baruwa would remain essentially in charge of Super Eagles B preparation and African Nations Championship participation.