◾Sunday Oliseh has been officially unveiled by the Nigerian Football Federation as the new Super Eagles Gaffer. Oliseh was a defensive midfielder who played 54 games and scored 2 goals, he will forever be remembered for his boomerang goal against Andoni Zubizarreta of Spain in the France 98 world cup to earn Nigeria a 3-2 victory.
◾Before now, Sunday Oliseh ran a consultancy firm that trains and assesses coaches worldwide, he is a football blogger and a TV analyst. After the dismissal of Stephen Keshi as the Super Eagles manager, rumours broke that the NFF will appoint Oliseh as the new manager, millions of Nigerians have begun to analyse if Oliseh will succeed or not. Here are the reasons…


◾Midfield Position he played: Sunday Oliseh was not only a very efficient midfielder, he was also the captain of the super eagles making him a natural born leader. Coaches who were midfielders and have ended up as successful include Pep Guardiola (Bayern munich), Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) to name a few.
◾The midfield is arguably the most important position on a football pitch. The Central or Defensive midfielder is responsible for organizing the team, acts as a shield for the defence and goalkeeper, and help start the attack with good passes between the lines to the forwards.
◾UEFA Pro License: It should be noted that only 3 Nigerians have this license namely: Sunday Oliseh, Mutiu Adepoju and Emmanuel Amunike. Sunday Oliseh is a very brilliant and articulate individual, he also has a business management diploma in Business Management.
◾He started his journey to acquire his license in 2007, and finished the program in 2011. Amongst his classmates include Gianfranco Zola, Roberto di Matteo.
◾Managers who he also shared ideas with include Sir Alex Ferguson and Fabio Capello. Such a license is required to manage in the UEFA champions league, it also consists of a minimum of 240 hours of which 90 hours real practical. Modules involve handling top-class players, using latest technology, analyzing opponents’ strength and weaknesses, and dealing with players on and off the pitch problems.
◾Club Experience
◾ Sunday Oliseh has played for various clubs in Europe and has experienced different cultures and ideologies to help shape his footballing philosophy. He has played for top class football clubs like Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Ajax Amsterdam, KRC Genk, Bochum, and Standard Liege.
◾He once said “I am passionate about how the Dutch(Ajax) build up players” indicating his willingness to bring back grassroot developmental factor and the offensive side of football Nigerian soccer lovers have longed craved for.

Factors That Might Work Against Oliseh

◾The Nigerian Football Federation
◾Does Oliseh have the maturity or the required understanding to play the local politics required to survive the murky waters of Nigerian Football? The NFF as they are called have a history in interfering in matters with the managers. This might create a situation of ego clash amongst the men in the ‘Glass House’. Oliseh has always been known to be a difficult and strong minded character who isn’t a pushover. He will fight for a cause he believes in, will he be able to swim in the murky waters of the NFF? His honest and blunt character might spell trouble for him.
◾Limited Experience
◾Oliseh has limited experience in coaching, in 2007 he was appointed as Sporting Director for Belgian club, Eupen. But quit a year after. In 2008 he was appointed as the manager of Belgian lower league side Vervietois but was relieved of his job after a year. There has been a time lag of about 5-6 years as a coach or manager which is a long time in football, the question here is what has he been doing with his time all this while? The thing about consistent coaching at an early stage is that it helps shape ideology and playing pattern. Also his assistant, Jean Francois Loscuito has only coached Rwandan club Ragon Sport and Burkina faso champions ASFA Yennenga, these are just club-sides in countries with a lower pedigree in football than Nigeria.
◾His Temper
◾ In March 2004, Oliseh was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after punching a teammate Vahid Hashemian while on loan at VFL Bochum. He retired from the squad to the 2002 World Cup for disciplinary issues with many in the Federation vowing never to work with him again as he is said to be a difficult character. Will Mr. Oliseh be able to handle players and colleagues without loosing his temper on the field of play or even with members of the NFF?
◾Looking at the above analysis, do you think Oliseh is worth $25,000 or he deserves a pay-cut?
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^^^Don't you know how to put this on sports section

Oliseh will be a better signing to schweinsteger