Sunday Oliseh Lacks Experience To Handle Eagles - Laloko

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Sunday Oliseh Lacks Experience To Handle Eagles - Laloko

The former Gambia national team handler has thumbed down the choice of the ex-Eagles skipper to replace Keshi as Nigeria’s coach



Former Nigeria Football Federation Technical Director Kashimawo Laloko has insisted that Sunday Oliseh have not got the experience to handle the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed it is in talks with former Super Eagles’ captain with regards to the vacant position of the team’s Head Coach having terminated the appointment of another former captain, Stephen Keshi, over breaches of core terms of his contract.


According to Laloko, the former Borussia Dortmund whose only managerial experience was at Belgian third division side Verviétois in 2008 is not ripe enough to handle the senior national team.


"I don’t think he has the necessary experience to be Super Eagles coach. He is educated and very organised as a player, but his success will depend on how organised he is as a coach,” Laloko told Punch.


"Managing a national team is very different from coaching a club. Besides, being a good footballer and analyst does not automatically make you a fantastic coach.


"But one thing I can be sure of is that he will introduce a new structure in the team; Keshi never had any structure, and that was what affected the team last year.


"Oliseh might have the Uefa pro licence but it is required that he has a Caf licence, that is what we have on ground as the rule,” he concluded.


The seasoned tactician who also doubles as the Director of Pepsi Football Academy also expressed his dissatisfaction with the idea of having a Dutch coach as Oliseh’s assistant, insisting that more experienced local coaches are available for the position.


“What is the experience of the Dutch coach and who is bringing him? The NFF should be the one to appoint his assistants, not the other way round,” he continued.


“Many of these foreign coaches know nothing about African football. Besides, this is not the time to spend our little resources on foreign coaches. We can call on coaches like Bitrus Bewarang, who also have Uefa licences and necessary experience,” he concluded.
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