THE Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, says it was disappointed by recent comments by former Super Eagles' Captain, Sunday Oliseh, over the interview process that produced Stephen Keshi as new Head Coach of the Senior National Team, insisting that the comments were unfortunate. 'Oliseh's coaching pedigree and assumed capabilities have not been demonstrated; they exist largely in the media. He has to demonstrate those assumed qualities at appropriate levels. As far as we are concerned, he did not react like a true sportsman', said Barrister Chris Green, chairman of the NFF Technical Sub-Committee.Green continued: 'You would expect someone like him, whom we suppose has sense of maturity and decency, to simply congratulate his former Captain, Mr. Keshi and gracefully accept the decision of the NFF, which has been hailed by the vast majority. Instead, he is saying the wrong things and trying to run the NFF down.'How can Oliseh imagine that he will favourably compete with Keshi in an interview for senior team coaching position' How can anyone reasonably compare someone who has qualified a team to the FIFA World Cup finals and coached two different teams at the African Cup of Nations, at senior level, to someone who has only been dealing with junior ones and pupils''The NFF is proud to have appointed Keshi and we know he has capacity to take our football to the very top. Oliseh should work harder in the years ahead to earn some stripes in order to qualify to be considered for senior team coaching', said Green.Green also wants Oliseh to be definite and resolved about the role he wishes to play in Nigeria football.Meanwhile,FIFA and CAF instructor, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, says Stephen Keshi has all it takes to succeed as Super Eagles' coach.Onigbinde told Tribunesports in Ibadan that he believes Keshi will open a new era in the Super Eagles which will see an improvement on former Super Eagles' coach, Samson Siasia.''Let's face the future, Siasia era is gone, we are now in Keshi's era and I believe Keshi will deliver the goods,'' said the former national team handler.Onigbinde also explained that Keshi must have learnt a lot from recent friendlies against Botswana and Zambia.''He saw the Eagles against Botswana and Zambia, while we can't use the games to rate him, he would have learnt a lot from the friendlies so that the next game could be used to assess how far he has gone with the team. He should be able to plan new strategy in his next game and let's us wait for that time".Onigbinde also said he would not advise Keshi to pick any department as Eagles' weak point.''Football is an all-round game. Last year in South Africa, the Spanish team which won the World Cup attacked and defended as a unit, that is what modern football is all about and not about picking on one or two departments for attention.
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