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NFF unveils Oliseh as Super Eagles Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has on Wednesday unveiled Nigeria’s ex-international, Sunday Oliseh as the head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles.
The NFF reached the decision after it moved to pacify the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Al Hassan Yakmut and solicited support for the unveiling of Sunday Oliseh as the new coach of the Super Eagles.
The NSC had queried the procedure used in hiring the new Super Eagles’ coach and his Belgian assistant, Jean Francois Losciuto claiming it needs to follow the Procurement Act. Oliseh is taking over from Stephen Keshi, former Super Eagles defender.
Keshi is one of only two people, along with Egypt’s Mahmoud El-Gohary, to have won the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.
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Siasia commends NFF for hiring ex- internationals
The National Under-23 Team Coach, Samson Siasia, has commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for hiring ex-internationals to coach the Super Eagles.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NFF was in talks with former Super Eagles’ captain, Sunday Oliseh, to coach the senior national team.
Siasia told sports journalists on Saturday in Port Harcourt, that it was a good development for the growth of the game in the country and for ex-internationals with interest and experience in coaching.
According to Siasia, Oliseh is good, I just wish him the best of luck and hopefully he would succeed.
“He should know how this terrain is, we have been there for awhile, he has been in Europe, I pray for him to cope, and you know it is not easy,’’ he said.
Siasia said the U-23 team was well prepared to take on Congo on July 19 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.
He called on Port Harcourt fans to “come out in their numbers to support the team.”
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LMC to sanction referees for poor performance
The League Management Company (LMC) said it has reported the referees in last Wednesday’s fixture between Shooting Stars of Ibadan and Warri Wolves to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that LMC had, in a statement, said it had reported the three officials to the NFF Referees’ Committee.
“They were reported to NFF for their role in the conduct of the rescheduled Match Day 7 fixture, a role which has been considered inimical to the good of the league,’’ it said.
The statement said referee Francis Agbaegbu from Niger State Referees’ Council and the two others were asked to explain their performance in the match.
NAN reports that the two others are Assistant Referees, Minisen Iyorhe from Benue State Referees’ Council and Garba Mesa from the Yobe State Referees’ Council.
“They have been referred by the LMC to the Referees’ Committee of the NFA to explain their performance in the match played on Wednesday, July 8 at the Lekan Salami Stadium,’’ the statement said.
It said further that the LMC also requested the listed officials be dropped from further officiating in Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) games.
“This will be until further investigation of their performance in the match by the NFF Referees Committee,’’ the statement said.
NAN recalls that the three joins the list of match officials who have been either investigated or dropped to lower leagues and or rested for the remaining games of the season.
This was after their performances were adjudged not to be good enough for the Premier League.
“We are determined to instill discipline and make our eferees offer their best possible quality officiating in every match even if it means having just a few who meet the standard.’’
“We are working in sync with the NFF Referees Committee in this regard,” the LMC Chairman, Shehu Dikko, said.
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NFF board member faces impeachment
With the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) expected to meet to approve the appointment of Sunday Oliseh as the next Super Eagles coach, all is not well within the executive committee.
Four out of 13 board members have secretly commenced moves to impeach one of its own Felix Anyansi who is also the NFF technical and development committee chairman. The angry members are working in concert with an ex-board member.
Anyansi has been alerted of the move and he is making efforts to scuttle it.
“I spoke to him (Anyansi) who is in London and he told me that he is on top of the situation,” said the source.
SportingLife understands that Anyansi drew the ire of his colleagues for distancing himself from the sack of ex-Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi which was the recommendation of the NFF disciplinary committee chaired by Chris Green.
The members who hail from the North West, North Central, North East, South South and South East geo-political zones have also not forgotten the role Anyansi played in the last board when he moved against the impeachment of former NFF president, Aminu Maigari.
It was gathered that the members have been enlisting the support of their colleagues for their plans to sail through.
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NFF confirms negotiation with Oliseh on Eagles’ job
The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed it is in talks with former Super Eagles’ captain, Sunday Oliseh on the possibility of succeeding Stephen Keshi as the team coach.
The NFF at the weekend sacked Keshi for breaching core terms of his contract, Goal reports.
Following the encouragement of a team of the NFF Technical and Development Committee that is working on getting a new coach for the team, Oliseh met with NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, in London on Tuesday.
“An offer has been made, and there is understanding, but we have to work out the final details of the agreement in a few days. Of course, the executive board has to give approval for his appointment based on the final terms to be agreed,” Felix Anyansi-Agwu, chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, said.
Goal gathered that Oliseh will come with a foreign technical assistant, whose job description will centre around developmental programmes, and who will work with clubs’ youth teams and certified Academies towards developing the game from the grassroots.
Current stand-in Coach, Salisu Yusuf, will also be in the new team, but with greater devotion to the home-based team, otherwise known as Super Eagles B, and will be the interface between the technical crew and the home boys.
Oliseh is expected to come up with a five –year developmental plan to fashion a unique playing and coaching philosophy for all the national teams, and will for this purpose, interface regularly with coaches of those teams.
“We are also looking at how he will periodically organize clinics and seminars for coaches of clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League, probably once in a month, so as to strengthen the playing philosophy across board.
“A robust youth developmental programme, elite player development strategy and performance programmes to drive higher standards, among other core sustainable development programmes, are also part of the proposal,” Anyansi-Agwu added.
Pinnick said: “Sunday Oliseh has vast experience and immense knowledge of the game, and will certainly add value to what we are doing. He has bought into our vision and objectives towards the development of Nigeria football. He will command the respect of the players and we trust he has the temperament to work harmoniously with the technical and development committee, the technical directorate and the technical study group.
“On our part at the NFF, we will give him all the support to succeed as we have been giving to all our coaches. Subject to the approval of the NFF Executive Committee, we will conclude negotiations by weekend and he will be unveiled next week.”
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NFF plans consortium of coaches for Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation plans to hire a consortium of coaches for the Super Eagles, the federation’s president, Amaju Pinnick, has disclosed.
Former Super Eagles skipper, Sunday Oliseh, has been widely touted to replace the sacked Stephen Keshi, but Pinnick has now told africanFootball.com the NFF want to do something different as regards the top coaching post for the Eagles by hiring a team of top coaches.
“Yes I am going to have a meeting, but it’s not just with Oliseh. It’s going to be a collective meeting with others. We are setting up a team (of coaches),” Pinnick told africanFootball.com
“It could be a foreign technical assistant, it could be a consortium of coaches, but we see this as an opportunity to deviate from the norm.
“We want what is best for Nigeria, that is why we have been speaking to a lot of people.
“We do not want to go through that usual way of collecting CV’s and interviewing. We know what we want and we want to go for it.”
Pinnick further disclosed the NFF plan to announce its decision later on Wednesday.
“Later today we would let Nigerians know our direction,” he said.
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NFF in talks with Oliseh
Former Super Eagles’ player Sunday Oliseh is discussing with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) in a bid for the Super Eagles coach, BBC Sport reports.
The 40-year-old former midfielder, who captained Nigeria and won 63 caps, is set to… be appointed in the coming days.
The NFF has acted swiftly to fill the vacancy following the sacking of Stephen Keshi on Saturday.
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NFF sacks Keshi
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday terminated the appointment of Stephen Keshi as Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team, Super Eagles.
According to a statement by the body’s Executive Committee, it said the decision was made, “having thoroughly reviewed the reports/findings of the NFF Disciplinary Committee and NFF Technical and Development Committee, as well as having reviewed the actions and inactions of Mr. Stephen Keshi, in the performance of his duties as Super Eagles’ Head Coach, which we found to lack the required commitment to achieve the Federation’s objectives as set out in the Coach’s employment contract.”
It added, “To this end and pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.3 of the Employment Contract between Mr. Stephen Keshi and the NFF (The Contract) and the various clauses therein, the Nigeria Football Federation has decided to exercise its option to summarily terminate the employment contract of Mr. Stephen Keshi with the Federation with immediate effect.”
The statement said the termination was “without prejudice to the settlement of any existing and due financial obligations between the NFF and Mr. Keshi.”
NFF first Vice President, Seyi Akinwunmi, speaking on behalf of the entire Executive Committee of NFF, assured Nigerians that the decision was not taken lightly or with any prejudice, but in the ultimate interest of Nigeria football. He thanked Mr. Keshi for his services to the country and wished him the very best in his future endeavours.
“In the interim, the Super Eagles’ team affairs will be jointly managed by Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf and the Technical Directorate of the NFF headed by Coach Shuaibu Amodu, until the Federation names in due course a new Head Coach, who, along with the NFF will chart a new direction for the Super Eagles to ensure credible participation in international competitions and assist in building a sustainable football culture for the country,” said Akinwunmi.
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Breaking News: NFF sacks Keshi
The Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has terminated the appointment of Stephen Keshi as Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team, Super Eagles.
A statement by the NFF Executive Committee on Saturday said the decision was made, “having thoroughly reviewed the reports/findings of the NFF Disciplinary Committee and NFF Technical and Development Committee, as well as having reviewed the actions and inactions of Mr. Stephen Keshi, in the performance of his duties as Super Eagles’ Head Coach.”
The Federation said Keshi was found to ” lack the required commitment to achieve the Federation’s objectives as set out in the Coach’s employment contract.”
” To this end and pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.3 of the Employment Contract between Mr. Stephen Keshi and the NFF (The Contract) and the various clauses therein, the Nigeria Football Federation has decided to exercise its option to summarily terminate the employment contract of Mr. Stephen Keshi with the Federation with immediate effect.”
It added that the termination was “without prejudice to the settlement of any existing and due financial obligations between the NFF and Mr. Keshi.”
NFF 1st Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, speaking on behalf of the entire Executive Committee of NFF, assured Nigerians that the decision was not taken lightly or with any prejudice, but in the ultimate interest of Nigeria football. He thanked Mr. Keshi for his services to the country and wished him the very best in his future endeavours.
“In the interim, the Super Eagles’ team affairs will be jointly managed by Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf and the Technical Directorate of the NFF headed by Coach Shuaibu Amodu, until the Federation names in due course a new Head Coach, who, along with the NFF will chart a new direction for the Super Eagles to ensure credible participation in international competitions and assist in building a sustainable football culture for the country,” said Akinwunmi.
