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Nigeria set to unveil Oliseh as new football coach
Lagos (Nigeria): The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to unveil former player Sunday Oliseh as its new national team coach.
Oliseh would formally take over later on Wednesday the vacant job of head coach of the “Super Eagles”, a position previously occupied by his former teammate Stephen Keshi, as per reports.
Keshi’s appointment was terminated by the federation on July 4. Oliseh started his professional career as a defensive midfielder with Julius Berger FC of Lagos between 1989 and 1990.
The 40-year-old midfield player and former Super Eagles skipper also played for Ajax FC, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus FC. He scored two goals during his 54 international caps for the Eagles, with 321 appearances for his various clubs.
Oliseh is mainly remembered for scoring the winning goal against Spain in the France 1998 at the group stage, a footage that was extensively used by many television stations then.
He participated in two World Cups in 1994 and 1998. Oliseh was a member of the Olympic Games gold medal winning team in the football event of Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.
In January 2006, Oliseh retired from professional football at the age of 31.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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