Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has responded to critics
who have been calling for his sack following the dismal performance of
the national team at the 2016 African Nations Championship.
The former Juventus and Ajax Amsterdam midfielder has
scored himself high, pointing out the Super Eagles have been beaten only
twice since he took over from Stephen Keshi and went on a ten-game
unbeaten run before losing to Guinea in Rwanda.
Oliseh said: “It’s been 14 games since I took over as
Chief Coach of the Super Eagles. We have lost just one official game and
one friendly game. Nigeria scored 19 goals, conceded six. Eagles
qualified for the group stages of the World Cup and we are still on
track to qualify for the 2017 AFCON. So where is this failure that some
of our critics are trying to sell to Nigerians.”
Continuing, the former national team captain said, “
Unless you mean that for Coach Sunday Oliseh and his crew to be
successful they must win every match. Even the world Champions, Germany
are not doing that, talk less of us that is a brand new team that we
started building just for some months now.”
In a video message released on his website yesterday
Oliseh said: “I am addressing this insanity that has befallen some of
our critics and I call it insanity because you must be insane to start
seeking a plebiscite on the future of the national team’s coach of
Nigeria because we lost CHAN,”adding, “with all due respect, CHAN is
probably the least important tournament that is held by CAF and it is a
tournament that weighs more on the strength of the leagues against one
another.
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