Former Nigerian international Sunday Oliseh has disclosed that he has always kicked against the appointment of a foreign coach for the Super Eagles.
Oliseh made this known in an interview with Channels Sports on Sunday, stating that home-based coaches would have done a good job with the senior national team.
He also believed that the appointment of a foreign coach is a sign of disrespect to local coaches and the nation.
”I am totally against having that role not being handed over to a Nigerian because we have qualified Nigerians who can do that job,” he said.
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As to the importance of the defensive midfield role on the team, the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner stated that Wilfred Ndidi has the quality to excel in that role.
”Wilfred Ndidi has the quality to do it. But if you are going to play that role, you have to be disciplined; secondly, you have to have clear-cut instructions that are laid out.”
“That is why a tactician is very important.’
”If you are going to play that role as a central defensive midfielder, for me, it’s one of the most important roles in football. You are the umbrella of the defenders,” he added.
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When you were made an indigenous coach for the super eagles, what did you make of it? You brought nothing else to the camp of the super eagles but chaos and anarchy. You were fighting the players as if you were rivals. You displayed a terrible lack of human resources managerial skills. You forced a lot of our stars in the super eagles then into premature retirement from international football. You spent more time fighting your players than actually coaching them. So, stop this your unprofessional campaign of local coaches must be appointed for the super eagles. Any coach, local or foreign can be appointed to that role. Or aren’t you aware that almighty Brazil now has a foreign coach? You’re just unnecessarily jealous of our new coach, Eric. He possesses every good thing that you lack. He knows his job and he gets along well with the players. Unlike you who is full of pettiness and arrogance. These same negative attributes you also displayed as a clubside coach in Holland. So, leave the super eagles alone. They are doing just fine, right now. You had your chance and you blew it.
Olise lacks respect for players,I could remember vividly fighting with senior player in person of Samson Siasia in pan pedal prior to USA 94 World cup.
His lack of Team management made Vincent Enyeama to retire prematurely from SE.
I liked him during his playing days but lacked discipline
Don’t mind him. He just wants Nigeria to be stuck with mediocrity cos he and his set’s big egos have been bruised seeing another young man from Mali/France doing what many fo them could not do.
Oliseh was the worst of them all. He took us 10 steps backward and left us in shambles. I’m not sure he knows 95% of SE fans, and even players don’t like him. He should quit commenting on SE matters and be the last to talk with his zero temperament-control and managerial skills.
Like you said, he should first explain to us why more advanced countries, like Brazil and England (football-wise) appointed foreigners as coaches, and why Nigeria’s case is a problem for him. Merit knows no skin color or nationality. It must be employed, if affordable, whether local or foreign. Why did you take us the Santader FC job in Holland before you fought everybody again and got sacked? Why didn’t you ask them if they didn’t have local Dutch coaches rather?
So, Oliseh, shut up.
Add Portugal to the list
Oliseh you have nothing to say.After you guys have ruined the national team and you especially scattered the team,retired Enyeama prematurely you still have mouth the talk.Go and rest please.
Continue rable rousing all over the place. If local coaches dont get jobs from the NFF, the cant get jobs elsewhere right….?
Your mates are all over the place getting jobs outside their countries. The coach of Libya is a Senegalese, the coach of Chad is a Cameroonian, the coach of Sudan is Ghanian, the coach of Nigeria is a Malian, the coach of Kenya is a South African, and the coach of Botswana is also a South African.
In fact, South African coaches are almost everywhere now, coaching clubs and national teams across the continent. Wydad’s coach used to be a South African, Alahly’s coach used to be a South African, and Simba FC who got to the final of this year’s CAF Confed Cup is coached by a South African [I beg to be correct if i’m wrong on this]
I can see you are too big to coach the likes of Togo, Gambia or Liberia….or clubs like Accra Hearts of Oak, Africa Sports of CIV, Djoliba of Mali or Motema Pembe of DRC. Go and flash your ‘100 caps’ at them the way you always flash it at the NFF, let’s see if they will hand you their teams on that platter.
Sit your damn arrogant and entitled ass down on your cushion in your parlour and continue to rant on the internet about jobs your CV cannot get you if selection of coaches were devoid of sentiments.
Wao !!!! Oliseh said all this about local coaches. is he referring to Niger or Nigeria because i feel even Niger local coaches are better. ok score card. How many local coaches were caught and suspended for match fixing ( i know of 2), how many won nations cup ( 1 keshi) , how many won caf club championship in the last 10yrs (none). How many has won caf grade tournaments in the last 10yrs (1). see let us be honest here, the biggest problem with the local coaches is that, they are not in tune with modern football tactics. i have watched our league matches on startime and watch timelessly in the last 10yrs how our teams fumble in all caf competition and our losses are all the same story. our teams lack tactical inputs.