Former Tremendous Eagles captain and coach, Sunday Oliseh, has launched a scathing assault on the present state of Nigerian soccer, lamenting what he described because the lack of the nation’s once-famous successful mentality.
Talking on the crew’s latest performances, Oliseh stated it was painful to look at a facet as proficient because the Tremendous Eagles battle to say themselves on the worldwide stage, accusing each gamers and directors of turning into comfy with mediocrity.
“In our time, dropping the Africa Cup of Nations ultimate was a nationwide heartbreak,” Oliseh recalled. “We cried as a result of we wished to win for Nigeria. At this time, it appears we have fun ending second or third — that’s not the Nigeria I do know.”
The 1996 Olympic gold medalist expressed deep concern over the decline in soccer tradition, saying that the shortage of accountability, tactical self-discipline, and starvation within the present setup has eroded the Tremendous Eagles’ identification as a soccer powerhouse.
“If you settle for much less, you’ll all the time get much less,” he continued. “We’ve allowed a tradition the place failure is defined away as an alternative of fastened. That’s why we hold repeating the identical errors.”
Oliseh urged the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) and the technical crew to rebuild from the grassroots and instill a successful mindset as soon as extra. “We’ve the expertise — that’s not the issue. The true challenge is mentality. Till we repair that, even with the perfect gamers, we are going to proceed to fall brief.”
The outspoken former captain ended with a plea to Nigerian followers: “Don’t cease demanding extra out of your crew. Nigeria deserves higher than excuses — we deserve outcomes.”
