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Oliseh, on Saturday watchinh from the sidelines

Swaziland will be difficult – Oliseh; admits not fully fit

Oliseh, on Saturday watchinh from the sidelines
Oliseh, watching from the sidelines

Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Sunday Oliseh has described the Swaziland team as ‘tough’ just as he admitted not having fully recovered from the illness that stopped him from the last engagement of the team.

He said he has to tinker the team since the assignment is huge because it bothers on the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

“I have lost some weight because I am still not 100 per cent fit but it is a crucial encounter for us and we will try to give it the best we can.

Oliseh said without mincing words that playing against Swaziland won’t be easy at all.

“As regards Swaziland they are a difficult team. They are a team that shocked Guinea and it is not going to be easy playing them, especially when we are playing them on artificial turf at their home.  So we know what is waiting for us. We have had our wake-up call when we played against Tanzania. Hopefully by God’s grace we will try our best. But the boys are in good spirit so I am optimistic,” he disclosed.

On the late arrival of Obafemi Martins, Onazi Ogenyi and Shehu Abdullahi to the Eagles camp in Abuja,  Oliseh cited flight hitches for their absence in camp. “We have missed them as the players are not here because of flight problems. It is Lufthansa, I don’t know if anybody knows about the flight.

“The ones that are here now just flew in. Team Captain Ahmed Musa just arrived camp this afternoon and is training. So I am not really worried about their absence now because I think that we had a very good training tour in Belgium,” Oliseh disclosed.

The Eagles coach also said that his team won’t treat Swaziland with kids gloves since the team eliminated a strong side like Guinea.“We always have every reason to entertain fears while playing against any opponent because if you don’t respect them we will get kicked out. This is a world cup qualifier so we have to be respect them and take them as very worthy opponents” Oliseh warned.

He also assured all the invited players that if they play well in the training camp such players will make his team. “Everybody has a chance of playing. We didn’t invite anybody here to be on holiday. As far as I am concerned it doesn’t matter where you are playing. If a home star proves to be better in form in what I have seen today and will also see tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday then he would start the game against Swaziland that is as far as I am concerned.

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