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It was the Indian sage, Buddha that said; ‘true and lasting inner peace can never be found in external things and that It can only be found within; and then, once we find and nurture it with ourselves, it radiates outward.”
Today, the reality of this saying can be found in immediate past Super Eagles chief coach, Sunday Oliseh, who has come out to talk after he ‘stepped aside’ from one of the most coveted jobs in world football.
Back in Germany at the Allianz Arena to watch the Bayern Munich, Benfica Champions League clash, recently, Oliseh took time to talk about his new state of mind and latest work.
His present disposition and mood, he said, is that of a man that has found inner peace and moved on to bigger things in life. Since leaving Nigeria’s top post, he noted that he has had a kind of rebirth that has given him the peace of mind to move on in life. In a post of April 16th on his Twitter handle @SundayOOliseh, he wrote, “It feels great to be 1 kg overweight 🙂 daughter doesn’t like it though, so it’s off to the tennis court.”
Then on April 19th, he released a cute photo followed by “Nothing beats the spring working in the garden, when I need to Thank God.”
While in Germany, he stressed on why he had to dump the Nigeria job: “The pressure was not good for my health and peace of mind.
“It is a good thing to do because my health took a beaten and I was not sleeping well. I discussed with my family and they told, your peace of mind is more important than anything.”
If there is anything that he did not enjoy in Nigeria, it was the alleged interference from the football authority. There was no doubt that the migraine associated with the job had gotten the better of him.
“When you are given a job like this, it is important that you follow through what you want and believe in, otherwise there is no need staying if you cannot do what you are paid to do without somebody breathing down your neck. We have a country where everybody is a coach.”
He was recently appointed into what he called “new-look FIFA technical department” and will be having assignment at the Rio Olympics.
The 42-year-old seemed to be enjoying his new lease of life. His body language showcases a man who has worked away from a basketful of trouble to have his peace. It is almost like playing Craig David’s song, “I am walking away from the troubles in my life” Put in another way, the resignation could as well pass for a case of “Have you way and I have my peace.
Right now what you have is an Oliseh that is enjoying his quiet time with his family, spending quality time on whatever he thinks gives him satisfaction and rest of mind.
He said: “Nothing can be more energy sapping and frustrating than working under undue pressure under a very frosty atmosphere.
“Under such situation an idea no matter how good, tastes bitter and often meets stumbling block which ensures it never sees the light of the day.”
Oliseh who took over from Stephen Okechukwu Keshi in July 2015, was caught up in a bitter-sweet romance with his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation.
A relationship which did not only end abruptly but also left a sore taste. When the marriage crashed some said they predicted it would, even before it was consummated, insisting it was a wedding between a controversial and outspoken fellow who even as a player could not be forced to keep quiet and equally a controversial no dull-moment football federation. The series of squabbles between the former Juventus and Borussia Dortmund defensive midfielder and the NFF, ranging from allegation of interference in technical matters, to non-payment of salaries and allowances of technical crew and players came to a head at the 2016 CHAN in Rwanda where the Home based Eagles failed to fly crashing out in the group stage to the surprise of Nigerians and non Nigerians alike.