"I Will Never Abandon My Motherland" - Oliseh

"I Will Never Abandon My Motherland" - Oliseh

By Sampson Adedeji

Former Nigeria's Super Eagles captain and coach Sunday Oliseh has clarified his statements about the position of the Super Eagles head coach.

The former Juventus midfielder earlier in the made a statements that he may never return as the Head coach of the Super Eagles following his unceremonious exit from the team in 2016, BSN Reports.

Oliseh clarified the statements via video on his social media handle on Thursday afternoon.

" I will never abandon my country, Nigeria. I’m a proud Nigerian and I will always be available to help my country. What I said clearly in that interview, I was asked if I would accept to coach the Super Eagles again.

"What I want to clarify is that as long as the situation is what it is now, as long as our citizens are not given the right treatment and deprived of the same working conditions like foreigners get when they come to coach our motherland, i’m not interested in coaching the team.

“I have sacrificed my life on more than one occasion to help my country, so the fact that at the moment i’m not interested in coaching the team has nothing to do with my people. The conditions that are there for Nigerian citizens who managed the Super Eagles are not the same as foreigners," he said.

Oliseh resigned as Super Eagles coach in 2016 following unresolved issues with the Nigeria Football Federation.