By Daily Sports on February 26, 2016
Sunday Oliseh has quit as Nigeria coach after claiming everything is being done by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sabotage him ahead of next month’s crucial AFCON qualifiers against Egypt.
Nigeria host seven-time African champions and group leaders Egypt on March 25 in Kaduna before a reverse fixture days later in Egypt.
A top official disclosed: “Oliseh has resigned as Super Eagles coach after he did not enjoy the right support from the Nigeria Football Federation.
“His resignation letter was addressed to NFF president Amaju Pinnick and he copied principal officials like the general secretary.
“He also spoke on the phone with the sports minister.”
He is owed four months’ salary and a promised accommodation in the nation’s capital of Abuja has yet to be redeemed.
It was also understood that he was very unhappy over the dismissal of his personal assistant and former international Tijjani Babangida and rumours that the NFF approached former Cote d’Ivoire coach Herve Renard, who has since been appointed coach of Morocco.
Former Nigeria skipper Oliseh was appointed in July 2015 as the country’s coach in place of sacked Stephen Keshi.
However, the relationship between he and the NFF has soured since Nigeria failed to go past the group stage of the recent African Nations Championship in Rwanda.
Amid speculations over his future, Oliseh took to the social media platform YouTube to vent his frustration by attacking his critics who wanted him sacked, but he will later apologise.
Nigerian sports minister Solomon Dalung waded into the crisis when he advised against sacking the coach.
•Photo shows Sunday Oliseh.
Source Daily Sports
Posted February 26, 2016
You may also like...
N3.5m up for grabs in 10km Surulere Marathon...
NFF Happy With CAF’s AFCON Qualifiers Postponement
Zaha Attracts PSG Interest
Russian student footballer dies after lightning hits metal...
Klopp: I Will Only Be Judged by God,...
Cristiano Ronaldo Serious About Man Utd Return

depoju picks best World Cup moment June 16, 2026 4:18 am
Uruguay frustrated by dogged Saudi Arabia in World Cup draw
Iran begin fraught World Cup with 2-2 New Zealand draw
Nigeria ranks 2nd among W’Cup absentees
Ndidi gets Saudi option amid Besiktas uncertainty
Otu siblings advance at CBN Senior Tennis Champs
Management cost Eagles World Cup spot – Supporters club chief
Otu, Udofia target CBN senior tennis title
Edo Queens win second NWFL title
Unbeaten Adeshina completes NCAA sweep
Havertz, Balogun, Ayari in early lead for FIFA golden boot race
Onitsha Country Club Inaugurates N200m 300-seater Capacity Standard Tennis Pavilion, One-storey Bar
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,865 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,194 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (53,130 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,716 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,611 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,498 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,353 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,902 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (51,092 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,580 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (48,036 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,464 views)