Nigeria Football Federation president, Amàju Pinnick, explained the NFF’s decision to appoint former Super Eagles‘ captain, Sunday Oliseh, as the new coach.
Oliseh, who has a UEFA Pro Licence certificate which is regarded as the highest coaching certificate in the world, has replaced ex-Super Eagles’ head coach, Stephen Keshi. But many football experts criticised the choice based on his lack of actual coaching experience.
“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” said Pinnick.
“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.” he added.