The dramatis
personae in what has become known as the show of shame of Belgium have been
speaking on their actions even as they put aside their differences to confront
Congo in a friendly match today in Belgium.
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Oliseh who described the altercation as a normal disagreement in a family,
however, has explained his actions of stripping first choice goalkeeper Vincent
Enyeama of the Eagles captain’s band and handing it over to CSKA Moscow forward
Ahmed Musa.
Speaking on Brila radio, Oliseh said that the storm was over but insisted that Musa, the man who takes over as captain of Eagles have all the qualities of a good captain.
Speaking on Brila radio, Oliseh said that the storm was over but insisted that Musa, the man who takes over as captain of Eagles have all the qualities of a good captain.
Enyeama lifts
Ahmed Musa on his shoulder at a training session prior to 2014 W/Cup in Brazil.
Enyeama lifts
Ahmed Musa on his shoulder at a training session prior to 2014 W/Cup in Brazil.
‘’I want a
captain who is disciplined. A leader who can motivate other players. A player
who comes to camp early. I want a young
player not a retiring player as captain. And Ahmed Musa is that player. He is
my captain’’, Oliseh said.
When you have a
new government like our honourable president just came in, he’s picked his
ministers. And you have your philosophy and you have your way of working.
“As a coach I
have looked at the team and I have looked at Nigeria going forward. We need a
captain who will think of staying with Nigeria for several years to come, who
is regularly in the front. And Ahmed Musa did a great job for us in Tanzania
under very difficult circumstance. He is a very responsible player and he is
the captain of the team. So he is the captain of the team, there is no question
of a tussle.
“The fact that I
would like to have somebody (as captain) who is thinking of playing now and not
somebody who is preparing for retirement or thinking of life after-football.
And I think it’s time we had peace and quiet around the Super Eagles. That is
why I am glad that most of the players here are finding ways to work as a team
because I get the feeling now that they are aware that they are representing
170 million people’’, Oliseh said on Brila. He explained that the camp was in
good mood ahead of today’s match. ‘’The players have shown their desire and we
are working on stringing them together. It is unfortunate that the home-based
players are yet to be given visas but we are hopeful that they will be here for
the second match against Cameroon on Sunday’’