Nigeria on Wednesday appointed Sunday Oliseh as coach on a three-year contract. Vanguard Online presents ten things you need to know about the Super Eagles gaffer.
1: Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh was born 14 September 1974 in Abavo, Delta State.
2: Oliseh played 54 international matches and scored two goals for Nigeria
3: He played at the Football World Cups of 1994 and 1998
4: Oliseh also participated in the Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996.
5: He is mostly remembered for scoring the winning goal in the group stage match against Spain in the 1998 World Cup, as 6:Nigeria prevailed 3–2. A throw-in deep in the Spanish half was headed clear by a defender – Oliseh ran and fired an explosive shot from 25 yards and took Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta completely by surprise
7:Despite captaining Nigeria during the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Oliseh was omitted from the World Cup squad later that year for disciplinary reasons
8: Oliseh retired from international football in June 2002
9:In March 2004, Oliseh was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after punching team-mate Vahid Hashemian while on loan at VfL Bochum
10 :In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian top club K.R.C. Genk
No comments:
Post a Comment