President of Nigeria Football Fedration Nigeria Football Federation Amàju Pinnick has said that the federation made a very good choice in settling for Oliseh as Super Eagles coach.
Pinnick was speaking for the first time spoken on why the football house settled for former captain of Siper Eagles as a replacement for sacked Stephen Keshi said that Oliseh possesses the intellectual capacity to understand appropriate developments in modern football
Oliseh, a former Dortmund defensive midfielder, is expected to be unveiled as Eagles coach this week in Abuja.
Pinnick spoke at the Warri City stadium during the weekend’s league match between Warri Wolves and Enyimba.
The football chief said Oliseh was deemed the best hand for the Eagles because of his high intellectual capacity in coaching and recommendations by the Federation of International Football Associations.
Oliseh has a UEFA Pro Licence certificate, regarded as the highest coaching certificate in the world, though many Nigerians have expressed concern that he has no top rate coaching experience.
but for Pinnick That does not hold water. According to him, the best experience needed to do the job were intellectual capacity and prior experience as a player.
He said, “I absolutely feel that we have made the right choice by picking Oliseh to handle the Super Eagles. In this age of technological advancement, we must start doing things differently. We need a coach with sound intellectual capacity and one who has the highest coaching certificate. He is working with FIFA at the technical study group. The world recognises him and FIFA even recommended him. He has the passion to coach the Eagles and that is also important for us.
“On his lack of experience, Nigerians must realise that he’s not the first to be first named in the world. Berti Vogts and Juergen Klinsmann didn’t have experience when they were appointed, so why the noise about Oliseh”.
