Lagos – Some ex-internationals have advised former Super Eagles Captain, Sunday Oliseh, to think twice before accepting an appointment from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as Head Coach of the national team.
They said that the advice was necessary in view of the management style of the NFF.
Former Green Eagles defender, Bright Omokaro on Thursday told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the NFF should make the terms of Oliseh’s contract public.
“This is important such that it does not look like the contract they had with Stephen Keshi.
“What I can say in this regard is that you and I don’t know the contract term. If my contract terms say I shouldn’t sleep and I slept, what do you think will happen?
`They can fire me. In a contract job, it is easy to hire and fire but if it is a job that is on contract, then you can be hired and fired.
“But as for me, if there is need for replacement, why not! Most times, I wonder why we always talk about a foreign coach while we have good coaches here in Nigeria.
“I feel for Keshi, I am speechless because I don’t know the contract terms and what could have possibly led to his dismissal.
“If we know the contract terms, everybody will surely have something to say,’’ Omokaro said.
Tajudeen Disu, who is the Director of Sports at the Surulere Local Government Council in Lagos, also urged Oliseh to ensure that all gray areas in the contract were adequately taken care of.
He described the new coach as having what it takes to lead the national team.
Disu said that he believed that Oliseh would be able to assemble talented players into the Super Eagles fold.
He, however, identified a lack of technicality as a major problem plaguing the nation’s football administration.
“Those that know nothing about football are those that are managing it. How can a legal practitioner be the vice-president of NFF?
“It is in Nigeria that you will see a medical doctor as a minister of sports. Please tell me how a doctor by profession can perform in sports effectively.
“Sport men are the ones to take care of sports, doctors and lawyers should be in hospitals and chambers.
“Until these errors are corrected before we can be rest assured of efficient management of sports.’’
Disu urged government to investigate and scrutinise staff of the NFF in order to ascertain their competencies. (NAN)
