Former Super Eagles midfield star Sunday Oliseh is further expanding his range of talents with the upcoming launch of his new book, “Audacity To Refuse” which is slated for release on April 21.
The book is a collection of Oliseh’s 16-year football journey and details the everyday life of the professional athlete.
Oliseh wrote: “From the outside, the world only gets to see the professional footballer’s glamour moments and the seemingly easy lifestyle that comes with it. But the tough realities, extreme challenges, and sometimes near-death experiences that they have to live with day in, day out, will shock you.”
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“Audacity to Refuse” traces the legendary Sunday Oliseh’s untold inside story from being a young footballer in Nigeria to starring for some of Europe’s greatest clubs. The book shares Oliseh’s rise to world-wide fame while dealing with innumerable trials and tribulations.
It is the story of a treasured sports icon who journeyed from childhood poverty to winning the Olympic gold medal for his fatherland, and multiple other trophies for clubs and country.
In the fascinating autobiography, Oliseh guides the reader through his time spent playing for top renowned football clubs, challenging notions of racism, confronting corruption in football administration in his country and gaining both respect and criticism for refusing to accept limitations placed before minorities.
Oliseh was a part of the AFCON-winning Super Eagles at Tunisia in 1994 as well as the USA ’94 team which qualified Nigeria for her first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance. He also won Olympic gold – Africa’s first in football – with Nigeria in 1996.
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Great. We are proud of you.
A player/person I am ever so proud of. I am always with Oliseh, because personally I have being through similar struggle, and have come to understand that this present world system is not for people like us, who strongly believe in living it clean to the Glory of God only. Not a world for honest people. Not a world for righteousness seeker. I grew seeing such people being killed by the same ones they try to rescue; George Idah, BRIGADIER Idiagbon, Thomas Sankara etc. All it takes is for the evil ones to use any form media outlet to give you a bad name and same ones you trying to rescue will turn around to kill same you. WE ARE ONLY STRANGERS IN THIS WORLD, AS WE DONT BELONG HERE BUT HAPPILY, THIS EVIL WORLD IS FAST PASSING AWAY, ANYONE WHO DOESNT SEE THIS IS JUST BLIND SPIRITUALLY.UKNOWING THIS, EVERY RIGHTEOUSNESS SEEKER SHOULD REJOICE, FOR A NEW WORLD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS TAKING OVER, WHERE UPON THE TABLE WILL TURN ON SYSTEM OF DOING THINGS. GOD MIGHTILY BLESS YOU SUNDAY OLISEH, YOU ARE FORVER APPRECIATED.
GREAT ROLE MODEL!!!
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE U FOR NIGERIA TO B BETTER. NOT A PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS PURSUE THEIR ONLY SELFISH WILL TO BECOME GREAT.
*** BOLDLY RESIGNED HIS APPOINTMENT, how many can do that?(they with b fear not 2 lose their job)
*** BOLD CONFRONT FORMER SPORT MINISTER AND BACK OUT OF WORLD CUP,how many can make that risk.
RIDE ON GREAT MAN.
MIND U ,THOSE THAT CAN’T MAKE THAT RISK THEN (year 2002,2016) where are them today.
*** DON’T THINK OF WHAT U WANT EAT TODAY FOR SURVIVAL AND ALLOW PEOPLE 2 OVERRIDE U & DESTROY UR TOMORROW.
Thank u Mr glory! The world is indeed strange
Will this book be listed on Amazon for buyers in US. Else, where can we buy / order this book.