Ex-Nigeria international, Tijani Babangida, has revealed that it was Herve Renard’s agent who informed Sunday Oliseh his client had been contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in connection with the Eagles coaching post.
“They were talking with Renard about him replacing Oliseh and it was his agent who told us,” said Babangida, who was the ex-Eagles coach special assistant.
“The agent wondered what is wrong with the NFF, but he assured him Renard won’t be coming to Nigeria.”
The former Ajax Amsterdam flying winger also gave more graphic details of Oliseh’s frustrations when he was in charge of the Eagles.
“It was always going to end this way because he was disappointed his contract was violated and there were many problems at the CHAN and he was not supported,” he said.
“He planned to go and watch an interesting striker (Fanendo) Adi in the United States of America, but they did not approve it, claiming there was no money.
“They did not reply his emails and they kept insisting he attend the technical committee meeting in Abuja even when he had yet to compile his list of players for the Egypt matches.
“It was like, If he did not show up, they will sack him again after they recommended for his sack at their first meeting.”
Babangida said there was a more harmonious working relationship with former technical committee chairman, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, but this changed for the worse when Chris Green was reappointed the committee’s boss last month.
“Anyansi could speak with Oliseh, he was a gentleman. It was not the case with Green,” he stated.
Meanwhile, former Nigerian international, Sani Kaita, is in utter shock after he learned that Oliseh resigned from his position as the Super Eagles head coach.
Kaita’s shock over Oliseh’s resignation stems from the fact that Nigeria has just less than a month before their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Egypt on March 25 and 29.
The 29-year-old midfielder, who featured at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa, believes the development is not a good sign for the West African nation ahead of their two games against Egypt.
“At this time the resignation (of Oliseh) is not a good sign at all,” said the former Kano Pillars’ man to supersport.com on Friday. “We have just few weeks to the games against Egypt and having a new coach will make it difficult for the team.”
However, Kaita wants the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to draft in Shuaibu Amodu to take charge of the Super Eagles. He believes the current technical director of the NFF has the “experience” to salvage the situation.
“Honestly, they should bring in Shuaibu Amodu to lead the team because he has the experience and I am sure he will link up well with the players,” he said.
Kaita also stated that he cannot pass judgement on Oliseh for resigning at this time as “he has his reasons for doing that.”
