Following
Nigeria’s dismal showing at the African Nations Championships in Rwanda (CHAN
2016), there have been concerns regarding the future of Super Eagles head coach
Sunday Oliseh.
Bronze
medal winners at the 2014 event under then coach Stephen Keshi, the Eagles
failed to make it out of the group stage of the 2016 edition, going down limply
to Guinea in the final group game.
Oliseh is bewildered on the touchline. Image: NFF
And
rumours are rife that the former Eagles skipper will likely be replaced by one
of several foreign coaches who are queuing up for the job, with Claude Le Roy
and Herve Renard leading the race.
“Foreign
coaches have indicated strong interest to handle Nigeria and even some of them
have appointed Nigerian representatives to get them the job,” a source
disclosed.
Journeyman Le Roy has been tipped as a likely replacement. Image: Soccerladuma
When
contacted, spokesman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire
dismissed the stories on Oliseh’s future with the Eagles as “mere
speculations”, pointing out that “the relationship between the coach and the
NFF is normal”.
Former Ivory Coast coach Harve Renard has also been tipped. Image: African soccer
However,
there are claims the results of AFCON 2017 double header against Egypt in March
may very well decide the coach’s future.
Renard,
who led Cote d’Ivoire to win the AFCON last year, has long been linked with
coaching Nigeria since AFCON 2010 in Angola, while journeyman Le Roy only
recently quit as Congo coach.
Source:
Vanguard
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