Sunday Oliseh, coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles resigned his appointment in the early on Friday, Friday, February 26, 2016. His resignation, which comes eight months after he took the top football coaching job in the country, has rattled the football community in Nigeria.
Oliseh announced his resignation on social media website, Twitter. A copy of his resignation letter has been made available to The Trent. In the letter, he accuses the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) of contract violation, lack of support, and unconducive working environment.
Oliseh’s decision doesn’t come as a surprise as there have been series of clashes between he and his players, and he and the Nigerian Football Federation. The standoff peaked in the last two weeks with Oliseh releasing a series of YouTube videos blasting his critics and complaining of his working conditions. The NFF issued a warning to him and fired his assistant coach, Tijani Babangida.
You may read the full letter below:
Dear General Secretary of NFF,
Object: Letter of Resignation.
Due to incessant Violations of our signed agreement (Contract) I am hereby informing you of my decision to terminate our working collaboration signed in July 2015.
The most important objective is for the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify to the next AFCON and the World Cup 2018.
Since so little help is being rendered me in getting the players to give their best and very vital conditions and advantages to the team play are also being sacrificed coupled with non redress of the aforementioned despite my several e-mails and others, seeking your aid to effectively carry out my duties were ignored.
These unconducive working conditions that my coaching crew and myself have to live with, your contractual violations and the interest of the nation necessitate that I tender my resignation and recourse to the termination of our working agreement.
Many thanks for the opportunity to serve my fatherland.
Sunday Oliseh
Chief Coach Super Eagles of Nigeria
