Super Eagles' Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, will return to the country next week, as preparations hit top gear for next month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam.
Sunday Oliseh
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh is set to face his first test as the manager of the national team with the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam coming up in September, next month.
According to the Vanguard, he is currently in the United Kingdom in the company of his assistant, Jean Francois Loscuito having strategic meetings with top Nigerian footballers on sporting issues. Oliseh has assured Nigerians of achieving maximum points from the match which is just four and a half weeks away.
“The match in Dar es Salaam is very, very crucial, not only because it will be my first match as Head Coach, but also because we have no choice than to win. The three points are important for us to keep up the tempo in our group", Oliseh said.
He however notes that it is not going to be an easy task ahead given the series of qualifiers that lie ahead.
“We are on the same three points with Egypt, though they have scored a goal more. That is why we cannot afford any slip along the way. We will deal first with the match in Tanzania, and then we will start thinking about the CHAN qualifiers with Burkina Faso in October, and then the World Cup qualifying fixture in November. There is a lot of work. After these matches, we will now start working towards the two AFCON qualifying matches we have with the Pharaohs in March next year.”