Oliseh Insists, Only First Division Players Are Eligible

Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has insisted that he will fulfill his promise of selecting only Nigerian footballers who ply their trade in first division clubs as earlier stated at his unveiling.

Oliseh declared at his unveiling that there will be no chance for mediocre in his team and this has generated contrary views from different quarters, with some claiming that the coach had made a U-turn from his initial pledge.

“Only 1st Division Players are eligible to play for the super Eagles. Only exceptions (are) U-23, U-20 players (and) Goalkeepers! No U turn as some claim!,” he tweeted via his verified account @SundayOOliseh.

He then went on to post a video on his timeline noting that, “This Video was made just for you my dear followers to avoid people misquoting & you getting authentic Information.”

In the video, Oliseh revealed that preparations are in top gear for the upcoming World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.

“At the moment, we are assembling a team; in fact we are trying to start up from the scratch.

“And in getting the players that we think are the best in playing the style that we want to play, we have split our search (for such players) into two phases.

“The (two phases include that of) the home-based (players) and (that of) the foreign-based (players).

“At the moment, we have visited some players at their clubs and even watched them play.

“We have also made contact with several of the potential players that we hope to assemble as we play out first Afcon qualifying game against Tanzania in Tanzania,” he said.

He also added that training for the game against the Taifa Stars will commence in August.

“We hope to start training by mid-August and then round up before we head to Tanzania,” he said.