It would be recalled that Amaju, in employing the former international, had over-hyped Oliseh and christened him ‘Pep Guardiola of Africa’ when he was hand-picked to replace former skipper and coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi.
However, yet to come to terms with Oliseh’s resignation, Amaju who was away in Zurich for FIFA’s election when Oliseh tendered his resignation has ruled out the hiring of any indigenous coach to replace Oliseh.
“After this Sunday Oliseh debacle, we have definitely turned the corner. We are now going to start shopping for a well grounded and qualified foreign coach to tinker the team. Enough is enough. What we have learnt is that there is a world of difference between being a good coach and being a good manager”, Pinnick told hotsports.tv at a colloquium organised as part of the 18th Annual Africa Business Conference of the Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Oliseh resigned as Super Eagles coach last Friday after he did not enjoy the right support from the Nigeria Football Federation.
He complained that everything was being done for him to fail against Egypt so he could be made a scape goat.
And the NFF has since announced U-23 coach Samson Siasia, as the new Super Eagles along with assistant coach Salisu Yusuf and U-20 coach Emmanuel Amuneke to lead the Eagles for next month’s AFCON qualifiers against Egypt to be supervised by coach Shuaibu Amodu.
Meanwhile, Oliseh, has said he is prepared to meet the Nigeria Football Federation in court over what they termed breach of contract,
The Football house is reportedly threatening to sue Oliseh for quitting his post as coach without prior notice, but the 42 year old gaffer is optimistic the court will vindicate him on the false allegations levelled against him.
“They said I was paid for three months (December 2015, January 2016 and February 2016) and half-year rent for July-December 2015. But we will see who is telling lies,” Oliseh said.
“Since they are prepared to expose themselves, I will help them further. My lawyers are studying the reports, and when we meet, we shall know who breached our contractual agreements.”
Oliseh further claims his eight months on the job was a lesson for him, that only a wholistic change is needed in Nigerian football void of favouritism and nepotism.
“My time there was a big lesson and unless a wholistic change is made in the administrative level, it will be difficult.”
