Former Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh has explained what is working for the Super Eagles at the ongoing AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire.
After a shaky start which they drew 1-1 with Equatorial Guinea, the Eagles have gone on to record four straight wins without conceding a single goal.
Their run up to the semi-finals have seen them take out hosts Côte d’Ivoire and old rivals Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions.
Following their impressive run, they have been tipped as the hot favourite to be crowned champions.
In an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, Oliseh highlighted what Jose Peseiro’s men are doing well.
“What we are doing so well is the compactness and the players in the midfield, the central defensive midfielders that are winning the ball are making it impossible for the opponents to attack our central defence.
“These are players that are really helping Nigerians to excel.”
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The AFCON 1994 winner praised Semi Ajayi for his outstanding performance for the Eagles.
Ajayi is the only player in the Eagles squad to have played every single minute in Côte d’Ivoire, contributing to the four straight clean sheets recorded by the Eagles.
“People are forgetting that Ajayi is doing a great work at the back. Oliseh states. “The man is quiet but he’s doing his job.”
Meanwhile, the Eagles will be back in action on Wednesday for their semi-final clash with South Africa in Bouake.
This will be the fourth meeting between Nigeria and South Africa at the AFCON with the former claiming victories in all three previous clashes.
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MY DEDICATED, PASSIONATE, PATRIOTIC EX-SUPER EAGLE CAPTAIN, EX-SUPER EAGLE LEADER.
YOU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT WHO IS THE REAL PRESENT SUPER EAGLE EXPERIENCE LEADER, CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM. BECAUSE IN AFCON2000, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN KESHI WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH, HE PERFORMS HIS ROLES ON THE BENCH (not on the field). EVEN IN THE SAME AFCON 2000, I COULD REMEMBERED VIVIDLY A QUARTER FINAL MATCH AGAINST SENEGAL WHERE SUPER EAGLE IS UNDERGOING 1-0 DEFICIT. AS AN EXPERIENCED PLAYER, LEADER & CAPTAIN OF A TEAM, YOU TOOK PERMISSION THAT YOU WANT TO PLAY (DESPITE UNDERGOING A TERRIBLE MALARIA SICKNESS) WHILE SUPER EAGLE ARE LOSING. BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT AS A PLAYER, A MATCH IS WON ON THE FIELD (not on the bench). YOU ENTERED AND MAKE A MAJESTIC PASSES TO JULIUS AGHAHOWA THAT EVENTUALLY LEADS TO EQUALISING GOAL (1-1). And this is what the whole Nigeria cannot forget the commitment you made to enter the field despite undergoing serious malaria sickness.
***BUT TODAY IN SUPER EAGLE, IT IS ANOTHER STORY***
CAPTAIN AHMED MUSA IS IRRELEVANT IN THAT TEAM. HE DOESN’T EVEN HAVE ANY HINTS TO BAIL SUPER EAGLE OUT OF TERRIBLE SITUATIONS ON FIELD OF PLAY. A COACH PERFORMS HIS COACHING ROLE ON BENCH(not field), WHILE A PLAYER PERFORMS HIS PLAYING ROLE ON THE FIELD OF PLAY(not bench). WHAT IS THE ROLE OF AHMED MUSA IN THAT TEAM: COACH OR PLAYER ????????***
IT’S A PITY & VERY BAD THAT AHMED MUSA, AS AN EXPENSIVE PLAYER, A LEADER & A CAPTAIN OF A TEAM IS WARMING BENCH IN THE TEAM. IT IS A THING OF SHAME THAT AHMED MUSA CANNOT DO HIS EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP & CAPTAINSHIP ON THE FIELD OF PLAY.
** MESSI, RONALDO, KESHI, OLISEH DUNGA, CAFU, MANDINI DID THEIR EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP & CAPTAINSHIP ON THE FIELD OF PLAY (NOT ON BENCH).
ALTHOUGH IN NIGERIA WE ALWAYS TURN THINGS UPSIDE DOWN.
** What oyinbo call white we call it BLACK
** We define one of the quality LEADERSHIP as ability to acquire wealth for self and families.
** We defined DEMOCRACY as govt of the family, and for the relatives
WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR MENTALITY AS A ROLE OF EXPERIENCED PLAYER, LEADER & CAPTAIN OF A TEAM.
** AN EXPERIENCED PLAYER, LEADER & CAPTAIN OF A TEAM MUST ALWAYS BE FUNCTIONING OF THE FIELD OF PLAY (NOT ON BENCH) JUST LIKE HEAD OF SOLDIER ALWAYS FUNCTIONS ON THE BATTLE FIELD (Not sitting down/warming bench in the office).
** AHMED MUSA JUST WASTED A SLOT/CHANCE THAT SUPPOSED TO BELONG TO ANOTHER PLAYERS.
*** ENOUGH OF THIS NONSENSE IN SUPER EAGLE TEAM!!!
You talk too much, waiting musa do you? This is how you guys been shouting why the coach didn’t invite 27pkayersand I said right here then that the coach might prefer not to have too
Many ego to deal with, now out of the 25players he took to AFCON , if I’m right he has used only 17, 8 players yet to taste a minute of action.
You shouting musa this musa that, how is
Musa inclusion affecting your day to day running’s? I’ve seen this same musa acting the leaders role during cooking breaks by talking to the lads as encouraging them, free him he has paid his due and if the coach deem it right to have him around, there is nothing you could do about it. All that matters is the team arriving ABJ with the 4tb AFCON trophy by 11th Feb.
For the first time femi I can gladly say that oil dey your head
You know well oooo, hope you don see how Ivory Coast started winning immediately they let go of ur master Rorh uncle? Those old men with there old school approach to soccer don’t work know more.
You talk funning. You hide your real name. As the ‘smart Femi’ said you below, what did Ahmed Musa done to you personally? Are you the Super Eagle coach? Did Ahmed Musa invite himself to the Nigeria team? you are not a Nigerian anyway. If you have nothing good to say about a team like this Super Eagle is doing well in this AFCON, just stay quiet. What name is ‘talk ur own?’
Lol this ur write up na epistle o
The weather in Bouake is okay for the week. That’s clearly an advantage but the boys mustn’t rest on their oars. Let’s focus on Wednesday match.
I pray we get to the final and win the cup . This will motivate a lot of players to switch Nationality to Nigeria. Some players would be retired after this cup . We have exiting good midfield players in the Italian Serie A like Folorunsho, also there is possibility that Eze and Oliseh might rescind their decision To play for us.
I watched Tella scored a brace , what an excellent player he is.
Tella would have being a tremendous addition to this team.Because they want to include Musa at all cost led to the exclusion of Tella.Musa should do us a favour he must retire after the afcon,he’s slowing the progress of the team.
Better still,he could still be involved with the team,but this time as part of the coaching crew.
So Musa go siddon for gate throughout AFCON, after dem Ekong and co don sweat finish, Musa go come climb podium raise the cup…
Abi?
After dem go say don’t read any meaning into it!
If you know, you understand and you gerrit.
That’s kind of messed up. Not even 1 minute has he played. Just shows that was forced on the coach by the NFF and has totally lost form. I hope he retires after this Afcon. Enough of the charade with this guy.
Is that a new thing na musa go first do am ?
Keshi do am, yobo do am in fact yobo only played a few mins In the final
@ EXOMO
IN TUNISIA 94 AND AFCON 2013 KESHI AND YOBO PLAY MORE ROLE ON THE FIELD OF PLAY BY PLAYING MORE THAN TWO MATCHES BEFORE FINAL.
**” MUSA HAVE NOT PLAY A BIT BEFORE FINAL(If we eventually reach there)
Ezomo you dey mind them.. And besides Musa is there to offer technical/tactical support..I saw him in the game against Angola severally towards the end talking so heatedly with the coach…
I don’t mind if he stays till after the world cup 2026.cos we need his the off Field support he brings…
Fallacy pls check ur records or check ur archives and post it here they never played 2 matches in fact if I could recall yobo only played In the final jus few mins becos we needed to defend the goal
You dey read wetin you dey type so.. shameless liar.. nobody wished for osimehn to be dropped for ighalo they only wished if they could paired or if the latter can be included in the team cos of his experience…some of the misses especially in the group games that nearly cost us to bring out our calculator would have been buried by ighalo with his experience…
Yobo played the first match against Burkina Faso
Why is it that only the people that are against the success of the super eagles are in support of Musa’s continuous inclusion in the team?….is it a coincidence or what?….If you watch well many of them wished Osimhen could be dropped for Ighalo….Na WA o
You dey read wetin you dey type so.. shameless liar.. nobody wished for osimehn to be dropped for ighalo they only wished if they could paired or if the latter can be included in the team cos of his experience…some of the misses especially in the group games that nearly cost us to bring out our calculator would have been buried by ighalo with his experience…
Why are you still using the word,”us”?….you have not proven that you are one of us o….Your state of origin,local govt, village, governor’s name, predecessor name,state capital,and the slogan of your state then you can use the word “us”……lolz
Instead of you guys to pray hard we make it past SA, una dey flex all the muscles on top musa, oga ooo. Let us pray all the effort of osihmen didn’t go waste. I have big fear for this game and eagle should spill their blood to win it.
They should not waste any opportunity as their goal keeper is calmer than anything and what we saw against the goal keeper of EG in our first match might be tips of ice bag from Williams .