Coach Sunday Oliseh has finally laid to rest rumours that he does not see eye-to-eye with his former assistant in the Eagles Austin Jay-Jay Okocha.
Former Super Eagles' Stars, Sunday Oliseh and Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha
As the Nigerian Football Federation releases the full list of players invited for the next month’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania, a reporter asked Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh to clear the air on alleged rumours of a fued with the former playmaker of the Super Eagles, Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha.
The head coach finally laid to rest rumours that he does not see eye-to-eye with his former assistant in the Eagles team when he said; "Yes, I hate Jay-Jay". The hall was like a graveyard when he made the pronouncement.
He looked round and explained further. "I hate Okocha because anytime we play tennis, he beats me. We played at the weekend at Sheraton Hotel and he defeated me."
He dispelled the rumour that started after he was appointed coach of the senior National team. Many still believe that Okocha stabbed Oliseh in the back when he accepted the captaincy of the Eagles to the 2002 World Cup. "We’re the best of friends and we played tennis at the weekend", he emphasised.
While speaking on the Super Eagles, the coach said that he was going to make the Eagles to play team football combined with individual talents. "If you remember our victories in 1994 and 1996, it was based on individual talents. But we do not have such individual talents again. What we need to do is to play collectively. That is what obtains in Germany and Spain. It’s a lot of hard work. We’re here to do our best", he added.
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