President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has insisted that they don’t regret picking Sunday Oliseh as Stephen Keshi’s successor.
The federation held talks with the former national team captain in London, before announcing him as the new Super Eagles boss last month.
A Lot of critics have questioned the decision, pointing out that Oliseh is inexperienced. But Pinnick says the former Juventus and Borussia Dortmund midfielder, is the right man for the job.
“We have no regrets appointing Sunday Oliseh. Other African countries were gunning for him, but he opted for his country. Oliseh’s stock in international football is high because apart from his work with FIFA, he has a company that trains and grades coaches all over the world,” Pinnick was quoted as saying on the NFF website.
“What the NFF, Oliseh, the LMC and other aspects of Nigeria football need is support from everyone, and patience, so that we can put in place our development programs that will take the country’s game to a new height.”
Pinnick also spoke about his plans to develop Nigerian football and attract partners for projects in the country.
He said: “When myself and other persons at the helm of Nigeria football travel out of the country, we go out there to project the Nigeria game, to seek for partners for Nigeria football in order that we can actualize our development plans”.
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