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Oliseh on why he dropped Mikel, "He has been snubbing me".

Remember the ex Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi complained about this same issue about 3/4 months ago. Is it that Mikel Obi doesn’t want to have anything to do with the national team anymore? Even if he doesn’t, there are procedures involved in hanging one’s boot for the country.
The newly appointed Super Eagles manager, Sunday Oliseh has complained of being snubbed by the Chelsea midfielder. According to the ex Nigerian player, Mikel was not included in the 18-man squad of foreign-based players invited for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in Der es Salaam on September 5 because he has remained incommunicado.

“I have not spoken to Mikel up till now. I have contacted him on several occasions with no reply. I sent him an sms, no reply. I went to London, he plays in same club with Victor Moses, Victor came to the meeting, we spoke, he did not.

“Every player we have invited, we have spoken to. No player is special, every player is the same. We will not win games with just one player, but with 11 players.”
Oliseh explained.
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"Maybe I'm not in his plans". Ighalo expresses disappointment at not making Oliseh's list.

I am actually looking forward to Mikel Obi’s reaction. I’m sure he was shocked and disappointed as well. Watford/Nigeria forward has vented his disappointment at not being picked by Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh for Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier game against Tanzania coming up in September.‎
Speaking to African Football, Ighalo said, “I am a little bit disappointed not to be in the list, but I am taking it in good faith. Nigeria is blessed with talents. I think the coach is rebuilding, maybe I am not in his plan for now. May be he will call me in future.”
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Oliseh invites 18 Foreign-based players for AFCON qualifier, drops John Mikel Obi

Super Eagles’ Head Coach Sunday Oliseh has invited 18 overseas-based professionals for next month’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. First –choice goalkeeper and skipper Vincent Enyeama headlines the list that also has defenders Godfrey Oboabona, Leon Balogun and Kenneth Omeruo, midfielders Rabiu Ibrahim, Lukman Haruna and Joel Obi, and forwards Ahmed Musa, Emmanuel Emenike and Anthony Ujah.
There are a number of surprises, in line with Oliseh’s earlier pledge to make current form and first –level football key indices for selection. There are goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, midfielder Izunna Ernest Uzochukwu and forwards Emem Eduok, Sylvester Igboun and Moses Simon. All the 18 players, who will join up with the 23 home boys who arrived camp in Abuja on Monday, are expected in Abuja on Monday, 31 st August, 2015 at the latest.

THE FULL LIST

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille OSC, France); Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)

Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia); Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); William Troost Ekong (FK Haugesund, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa SK, Turkey)

Midfielders: Joel Obi (Torina FC, Italy); Izunna Ernest Uzochukwu (FC Amkar Perm, Russia); Obiora Nwankwo (Coimbra FC, Portugal); Lukman Haruna (Anzhi Machatsjkala, Russia); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS Trencin, Slovakia)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Emem Eduok (Esperance ST, Tunisia); Emmanuel Emenike (Al Ain, UAE); Anthony Ujah (Werder Bremen, Germany); Sylvester Igboun (FC UFA, Russia); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium). 
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We have no regrets appointing Sunday Oliseh – Amaju Pinnick

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has insisted that the NFF have no regrets in appointing ex-international, Sunday Oliseh as the manager of the Super Eagles.
Amaju maintained that Oliseh remains the best option for the team while also appealing to the fans to be patient and supportive.
He made this known on Tuesday via Twitter and the federation’s website as he defended some decisions of the FA that had taken public scrutiny.

He said, “We have no regrets appointing Sunday Oliseh. Other African countries were gunning for him, but he opted for his country. Oliseh’s stock in international football is high because apart from his work with FIFA, he has a company that trains and grades coaches all over the world.
“What the NFF, Oliseh, the League Management Company and other aspects of Nigerian football need is support from everyone, and patience, so that we can put in place our developmental programmes that will take the country’s game to a new height.”

In response to the regular criticisms of Oliseh due to his lack of experience, Pinnick responded that his national team playing career, which saw him winning the Africa Cup of Nations’ gold, silver and bronze, Olympic gold and working with the FIFA Technical Study Group, would take care of that area.

“Experience is accumulation of knowledge over time to be used in a given situation. Technology provides immediate solution. “Oliseh won’t be only a coach; he will be manager of the Super Eagles.”

Pinnick then urged critics of Nigerian football to be constructive and not destructive, and to cultivate the habit of proffering alternative solutions whenever they feel that the federation’s decisions were not good enough.

“Instead of simply castigating those at the helm of affairs, we should have tendency to offer what we believe are better solutions for specific issues. It is not about one person; it is about our dear country, Nigeria.
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Sunday Oliseh wades into the Enyeama/NFF matter.

Nigeria’s senior national team head coach, Sunday Oliseh has intervened in the uproar involving the ‎Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and captain Vincent Enyeama. The football governing body is bent on punishing the Lille skipper over his unguarded statement on the choice of Kaduna as the host of Nigeria’s Afcon qualifier against Chad (held last month) and his refusal to appear before the disciplinary committee.
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Oliseh, who leapt to the goal keeper’s defence few weeks back has promised to resolve the matter ahead of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations game against Tanzania in September.

The midfield ace told Super Sports, “This is a touchy issue and one has to be careful how he treads on this. The first thing to do is to hear both sides. I have already spoken to the federation and they provided some very tangible reasons for the steps they took.
“However, when Enyeama made that statement, he was and is still the captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. You cannot forbid the captain from speaking out; it becomes autocratic if you do that and I would not want to do that as a coach.
“But at the same time, we can also caution and say ‘we don’t want such kinds of utterances because it may bring about a negative effect or whatever. I however think that he may have spoken out because of what he had already discussed with his teammates.
“Maybe he spoke out on behalf of his team-mates and I don’t think we should stop someone from speaking out when he’s the captain. However we cannot have all the players speaking out because that would be tantamount to chaos.
“I will speak to the captain and we will look at the way forward because I still view him as one of the best goalkeepers we have,” he said.

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Watch Sunday Oliseh's goal Vs Spain at France '98

I can’t really say i remember great moments during the France 98′ tournament cos I was quite young then and had no business with football but…..i remember the Super Eagles’ theme song. The France 98 song. i still sing it. it is in my opinion one of the best theme songs Nigeria has ever produced. The lyrics of the song goes.
France 98 e don come, e don come.
Super Eagles of Nigeria, we don come
We don come to show people say we dey
Okocha, e dey, Kanu e dey
etc
Anyways, this was newly-appointed Super Eagles manager, Sunday Oliseh’s goal against Spain during the tournament. The match ended 3-2 in favour of Nigeria.
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Meet the newly constituted Super Eagles coaching crew‎

Introducing the newly constituted Super Eagles coaching crew. These are the people who would steer the ship of the national team and hopefully would help restore Nigeria’s football glory. From left to right; Assistant Coach, Jean Francois Losciuto‎, Yusuf, Sunday Oliseh and Agu.
Goodluck to them!
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Photos: Sunday Oliseh unveiled as Super Eagles coach, gets 3 months salary in advance.

Ex Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh and his foreign counterpart, Jean Francois Losciuto were unveiled few hours ago at the  National Stadium in Abuja as the new head coach of Nigeria’s National Team, Super Eagles and assistant coach.

The former Ajax player who signed a 3-year contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was likened to veteran Spanish coach, Pep Guardiola.  “We have just signed the Pep Guardiola of Africa. And I believe he will succeed”. NFF president Amaju Pinnick stated.

Oliseh however hopes to restore Nigeria’s football glory days, “This is the biggest job in African Football. With every one’s support, we can get the Super Eagles flying again.”
By the way he and his assistant were paid 3months salary in advance. Real incentive I must say. 
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Oliseh cannot handle Super Eagles -Laloko, Westerhof

Reactions have continued to trail the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to appoint ex Super Eagles player, Sunday Oliseh as the head coach of the men’s national team. 
Erstwhile technical director of the Nigeria Football Association, Kashimawo Laloko, has said that the former Borussia Dortmund and Ajax midfielder lacks the experience required to manage the the team.

“I don’t think he has the necessary experience to be Super Eagles coach. He is educated and very organised as a player, but his success will depend on how organised he is as a coach. Managing a national team is very different from coaching a club.

Besides, being a good footballer and analyst does not automatically make you a fantastic coach. But one thing I can be sure of is that he will introduce a new structure in the team; Keshi never had any structure, and that was what affected the team last year. Oliseh might have the UEFA pro licence but it is required that he has a CAF licence, that is what we have on ground as the rule,”‎ he said.

Former Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Clemens Westerhof also shared the same opinion.

“Did you say Sunday Oliseh to be Super ‎Eagles coach? No, no, no, no! That cannot be, he can’t be

Super Eagles coach. Oliseh cannot do it, no, he can’t. If what you just said is correct, if Nigeria Federation is bringing Oliseh to handle Super Eagles,  then that is too bad because it is not right, it is not proper, he is not the right ‎man for the job.

He continued, “Before I took over Super Eagles in 1989, I was head coach of Feyenord of Amsterdam and we were champions after many years. I coached other top teams in the first division, Vitese, MVV and came back to Vitese again. I had the experience coaching top teams. Keshi was a top quality player in Belgium with Lokeren, Anderlecht, RC Strasburg in France, Sacramento Scorpions and all that. He coached several other top teams including Togo and Mali.

Where did Oliseh coach? What is his coaching experience? Do you want to start learning how to coach with the senior national team? Coaching amateur teams is not enough to get experience of handling top teams like Super Eagles. Players cannot respect him, you know, he cannot command their respect and influence as they loved and respected me, as they also respected and loved Keshi. What the Super Eagles need is a coach who the players will love to respect, who has positive influence on the players and I don’t think ‎Oliseh has these qualities.”‎ He concluded.

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