Oliseh officially unveiled as Eagles coach

The former Super Eagles captain has been
presented to the public as its new coach in
Abuja, two weeks after another former captain
Stephen Keshi was sacked
Sunday Oliseh has been unveiled by the
Nigeria Football Federation, replacing sacked
Stephen Keshi, as coach of the Super Eagles.
The 40-year-old was the overwhelming
favourite to be handed the role after the ‘Big
Boss’ was shown the exit door by the NFF two
weeks ago.
And on Wednesday, Oliseh finally signed a
contract with the NFF which ties him to the
Super Eagles until 2020, becoming the fifth
player in the 1994 class to handle the senior
national team after Austin Eguavoen, Samson
Siasia, Daniel Amokachi and Keshi.
"It's a great honour to be coach of this great
nation,” said Oliseh at the unveiling ceremony
in Abuja.
"I'm not coming as a messiah. I'm coming as
a man who wants to serve his country and
give 150%.
"Gone are the days when we had individual
players who can win games on their own. But
we have potential," he said.
He also laid down the law to players of
Nigerian origin on his requirements before
they can feature for his team.
"No player outside of first division in Nigeria
or elsewhere will play for the Super Eagles. We
will work together with the technical
committee because if we fail, they fail,” he
concluded.
The ex-Nigeria international will now hope to
inspire an immediate improvement in the
Eagles’ fortunes, starting with a win against
Tanzania in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
in September.
Source: goal.com