Coach Sunday Oliseh has fired a warning he will only consider
players who feature in the top leagues overseas and at home.
Oliseh’s predecessor Stephen Keshi was
known to call up players from the lower leagues overseas. But the new Eagles supremo said this
must change.
“If you are not playing in first
division in anywhere in the world and in Nigeria, you cannot play for the Super
Eagles henceforth,” Oliseh warned at a media presentation in Abuja on
Wednesday.
“However players coming from the
under-aged teams are the only exception to this rule.”
Oliseh said it is an honour to lead the
Eagles now as a coach, but he alone cannot turn around the footballing fortunes
of the country.
“It’s a great honour to be a coach of
this nation,” he said.
“First of all, I am not coming as a Messiah.
I am not coming as a man who can single handedly turn Nigeria to Germany.
“I am coming in to do my best and give
if possible 150% all the time.
“The state we are now in Nigeria I think
we are all not happy with. Gone are the days we have individual players who can
single handedly win a match for you. But we have the potentials and that is our
belief and the players must know that it’s an honour to be invited to the
national team.”
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