Keshi To Oliseh: You Were Nobody When You Started


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The Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, has taken a swipe at former teammate, now football analyst and coach, Sunday Oliseh, for criticising his selection.

Oliseh, though commended the Super Eagles and Keshi led technical crew for their Confederation Cup performances, criticised Keshi for going to the competition with eight home-based players; arguing that Nigeria's best players were in Europe and players only remained in the Nigerian league because they were yet to get European clubs to sign them.

Keshi, in a scathing response to Oliseh, told journalists that Oliseh was a nobody when he made his debut too.

"It is a shame that Sunday Oliseh could say a thing like that. He was a nobody when he came to the national team. He started from home too," Keshi said.

"When he came to the national team, I took him as a younger brother. I later (as an assistant coach Ahmodu Shuaibu) made him captain and he became a super star. Who knows what these boys could become in future?"

"Is it bad that we are trying to build a team with the inclusion of home-based players? Please, help me question the integrity of those who are opposed to this and tell them what it's right," Keshi fired.

Nigeria crashed out of the FIFA Confederation Cup in Brazil at the group stage after losing to Uruguay and Spain, days after their only victory against That.