Funny, shameful but true reasons why Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh Resign
Nigerian Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh has tender his resignation much to the surprise of everybody. The former Nigerian skipper who was hired just seven months ago, announced his resignation on Twitter few hours ago said he took the decision due to the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to honour the terms of his contract.
“Due to contract violations, lack of support, unpaid wages, benefits to my players, assistant coaches and myself, I resign as Super Eagles Chief Coach,” he tweeted. See his tweet below.
In a preceding tweet before announcing his resignation, Oliseh thanked Nigerians for the opportunity to serve as coach of the national team
“I feel fortunate, blessed and eternally grateful for having the honour to play, captain and coach this great nation of ours, Nigeria.”
This is quit funny, unfair and shameful at the same time for a country like Nigeria full of talented sport personnels and a great National team but yet can't honour a simple agreement. This obviously shows the reason why the Super Eagles can perform well at international and continental events even with crops of talented players.
What Oliseh Did Wrong?
Oliseh, whose appointment was made with much fanfare by the NFF, soon started having problems with the executives of the federation over remuneration, match tactics and results. His complaint about being owed was not well received by the NFF, which rather threatened to sanction him. He also had challenges managing the players.
A misunderstanding between the coach and the team’s former captain and the country’s most capped goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, led to the goalie’s premature resignation from the team last October.
Apparently, the last straw for Oliseh was the woeful outing of the Super Eagles at the CHAN competition in Rwanda, where the team was eliminated in the first round. Following widespread criticisms that greeted the team’s elimination, a Youtube video soon surfaced in which Oliseh lambasted his critics, referring to them as “insane”.
On Thursday, the NFF directed Oliseh to henceforth report to former coach and the federation’s technical director, Amodu Shuaibu.
Meanwhile, the NFF is yet to respond to his resignation.
“Due to contract violations, lack of support, unpaid wages, benefits to my players, assistant coaches and myself, I resign as Super Eagles Chief Coach,” he tweeted. See his tweet below.
In a preceding tweet before announcing his resignation, Oliseh thanked Nigerians for the opportunity to serve as coach of the national team
“I feel fortunate, blessed and eternally grateful for having the honour to play, captain and coach this great nation of ours, Nigeria.”
This is quit funny, unfair and shameful at the same time for a country like Nigeria full of talented sport personnels and a great National team but yet can't honour a simple agreement. This obviously shows the reason why the Super Eagles can perform well at international and continental events even with crops of talented players.
What Oliseh Did Wrong?
Oliseh, whose appointment was made with much fanfare by the NFF, soon started having problems with the executives of the federation over remuneration, match tactics and results. His complaint about being owed was not well received by the NFF, which rather threatened to sanction him. He also had challenges managing the players.
A misunderstanding between the coach and the team’s former captain and the country’s most capped goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, led to the goalie’s premature resignation from the team last October.
Apparently, the last straw for Oliseh was the woeful outing of the Super Eagles at the CHAN competition in Rwanda, where the team was eliminated in the first round. Following widespread criticisms that greeted the team’s elimination, a Youtube video soon surfaced in which Oliseh lambasted his critics, referring to them as “insane”.
On Thursday, the NFF directed Oliseh to henceforth report to former coach and the federation’s technical director, Amodu Shuaibu.
Meanwhile, the NFF is yet to respond to his resignation.
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