he does not see eye-to-eye with his former assistant in the Eagles
Austin Jay-Jay Okocha when he said; ''yes, I hate Jay-Jay''.
Oliseh and Okocha
A reporter had asked him to clear the air on rumours that he does not
see or stay in the same room with the former playmaker of the Super
Eagles. The hall was like a graveyard when he made the pronouncement.
He looked round and explained further. "I hate Okocha because anytime
we play Tennis, he beats me.
We played at the weekend at Sheraton Hotel and he defeated me''. He
made light of the rumour that started after he was appointed coach of
the senior national team. Many still believe that Okocha stabbed
Oliseh in the back when he accepted the captaincy of the Eagles to the
2002 World Cup.
''We're the best of friends and we played Tennis at the weekend'', he
emphasised. Okocha is currently the Chairman of Delta State Football
Association and Chairman of NFF's Study Group.
Speaking on the Eagles, Oliseh said that he was going to make the
Eagles to play team football combined with individual talents. ''If
you remember our victories in 1994 and 1996, it was based on
individual talents. But we do not have such individual talents again.
What we need to do is to play collectively. That is what obtains in
Germany and Spain. It's a lot of hardwork. We're here to do our
best'', he added.
-Vanguard
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