Newly appointed Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has returned to his base in Belgium.
A top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disclosed that the new Eagles coach is expected to return to the country two weeks before the Eagles AFCON 2017 qualifier against Tanzania in September.
“Oliseh is back to Belgium. He is expected to return at least two weeks before the qualifier against Tanzania. At least, this would give him time to plan for the match and subsequently upon his return release the list of players for the Tanzania game.”
The NFF has already paid Oliseh three months’ salary of N15 million in advance.
The coach is determined to start on a clean slate as Super Eagles coach and as such has demanded for more changes to his backroom staff.
Oliseh personally requested for former international teammate Alloy Agu as goalkeeper trainer and he now wants more changes in his backroom staff as he begins a new Eagles era.
Agu has replaced former international goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu.
“He simply wants to begin on a clean slate and that is why he wishes to make more changes to the Eagles backroom staff,” a top official disclosed.
“What is now left is for the NFF secretariat to effect those changes.”
Oliseh has equally demanded that all his assistants be given their contracts as soon as possible.
Interestingly, Salisu Yusuf did not have such a contract when he was appointed to assist Stephen Keshi.
“Oliseh is a team player. He has made it very clear to the NFF that all his assistants get their own contracts soon so that the work can start in earnest,” another official disclosed.
Oliseh’s first match in charge of the Super Eagles will be a 2017 AFCON qualifier in Tanzania in early September. The Eagles will also play a friendly some days later.
