Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed why he resigned from his position as Nigeria’s national team manager, stating that he foresaw the challenges that later unfolded within the team’s administration.
Speaking about his time in charge of the national team, Oliseh said he decided to step down after realizing that the system was not aligned with his vision and that efforts to bring about positive change were being resisted.
“I was coaching, and at one point, I saw what is happening now coming back then. I told my friends, including Rash, that it was coming. When I saw they didn’t want to follow the right path, I said, ‘Okay, I’m resigning,’” Oliseh said.
The former captain of the Super Eagles noted that he remains the only Nigerian coach to have voluntarily resigned from the position, adding that he is still being owed two months’ salary ,amounting to $26,000 by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Oliseh also disclosed that he has been urged by many to take legal action against the NFF, but he has refused out of patriotism, insisting that he would never take his country to an international court.
“People have invited me to take Nigeria to court, but I refused. I will not take my fatherland to a western court. Even if I win, the headlines will not say ‘Oliseh takes NFF to court,’ they will say ‘Oliseh takes Nigeria to court,’” he explained.
Oliseh served as the Super Eagles head coach between 2015 and 2016 before resigning, citing unpaid wages and poor working conditions.
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