Oliseh speaks on harsh conditions faced while coaching Super Eagles

Former Super Eagles player and coach, Sunday Oliseh, has spoken about the problems he faced while coaching Nigeria’s national football team.

Oliseh said his job was very difficult because there was no basic training equipment for the team.

The former Juventus midfielder became Super Eagles coach in 2015, after Nigeria failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Speaking on his YouTube channel and on the Oliseh’s Global Football Insights Podcast, Oliseh said the team did not even have enough training kits.

According to him, there were times when training had to be delayed because the players did not have extra jerseys. The team had to wait for the kits used in the morning to be washed and dried before training could begin.

He said, “Sometimes we couldn’t train at the normal time because we had to wait for the clothes the players wore earlier to dry after washing.”

Oliseh described the situation as shocking, adding that a football-loving country like Nigeria should not struggle to get sponsors or basic equipment.

Despite these challenges, Oliseh recorded good results as coach. He helped the CHAN Eagles qualify for the African Nations Championship in Rwanda.

With the senior Super Eagles team, he lost only two matches, scored 19 goals, and conceded six goals in 14 games before leaving the job in February 2016.