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Sunday Oliseh Reveals Super Eagles Coaching Struggles
Sunday Oliseh reveals Super Eagles coaching struggles, citing lack of training tools, jerseys, and sponsorship challenges
Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed the difficulties he faced while leading Nigeria’s national football team, citing a lack of basic training tools and equipment.
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Oliseh, who became the Super Eagles coach in 2015 following Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations, spoke on his YouTube channel and Oliseh’s Global Football Insights Podcast about the challenges.
“When I was coaching the Super Eagles, we didn’t have the equipment,” he said.
He recalled times when training sessions had to be postponed because the team had no extra jerseys, waiting for washed kits to dry before practice could continue.
“It was surprising to me because I knew that a strong country like ours should not have trouble getting sponsors,” Oliseh added, pointing to the unexpected difficulty of securing basic gear in a football-loving nation.
Despite these obstacles, Oliseh achieved notable successes.
He led the CHAN Eagles to qualify for the African Nations Championship in Rwanda and maintained a strong record with the senior team, losing just two games and scoring 19 goals while conceding six in 14 matches before departing in February 2016.
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Oliseh’s reflections shed light on the resource constraints faced by Nigeria’s football teams, underscoring the gap between the country’s talent and the support structures available to national coaches.
The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Governor Dauda Lawal, has received the ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award in Ghana, with organisers recognising what they described as his administration’s achievements in public sector leadership and economic reforms.
The governor was honoured at the 7th ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award ceremony, held on Friday at the British Council in Accra. The event featured a lecture themed: “Leadership, Peace, and Regional Integration: Advancing Africa’s Development in a Changing Global Order.”
According to the organisers, Lawal’s award was based, among other considerations, on his administration’s progress in public sector leadership and economic reforms in Zamfara State.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ZIK Pan-African Award, His Royal Highness Professor Echefuna R.G. Onyeabadi, noted that the award was established to recognise individuals making meaningful contributions to the service of their people.
Receiving the award, Governor Lawal dedicated the honour to the people of Zamfara State, stating that it would further motivate his administration to intensify efforts toward transforming the state.
“This award is dedicated to all the people of Zamfara State. My administration has been working tirelessly to ensure the state can compete with any other in Nigeria. That was our promise and we have surpassed expectations in just three years,” Lawal said.
The governor highlighted key projects and reforms undertaken by his administration, including urban renewal initiatives, the construction of a modern airport and sweeping reforms in security, education, healthcare and the civil service. He noted that the newly constructed airport was particularly significant, as Zamfara had not benefited from such infrastructure in over 30 years since the creation of the state.
“We have made great strides in security, civil service reform, education, health and other sectors,” the governor added.
Lawal thanked the organisers for the recognition, saying the award would encourage him to do even more for the people of Zamfara.
“It means a lot to me and will motivate me to do even more for my people. Zamfara is on the rise,” he said.
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