The true nature of Sunday Oliseh’s ‘mystery illness’ revealed

– Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has been struggling with some form of ailment for some time now

– At times the assistant coaches have had to stand in for him 

– A source says the NFF knew about Oliseh’s fragile health as far back as the 2014 FIFA World Cup

– Under his tenure, the Super Eagles has gone from 44th to 61st on the FIFA world rankings

It has been an open secret for some time now that Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has been struggling with some form of ailment which has affected his input in the national team.

Head coach Sunday Oliseh and the home based Super Eagles team arriving Kigali, Rwanda for the CHAN 2016 tournament 4

Under his tenure, the Super Eagles has gone from 44th to 61st on the FIFA world rankings for national teams as success on the pitch has not been forthcoming.

The team crashed out of the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2016) tournament at the group stages after finishing outside the top two in group c.

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Oliseh did not return with the team from Rwanda claiming there were alleged threats to his life but it has now been revealed that his absence can be traced to his ill health.

A top source told Sun Sports that the NFF made a mistake in appointing Oliseh who is clearly “not fit”.

The source also revealed that Oliseh was not an active member of the NFF technical study group at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with colleagues practically doing his job for him.

“During the World Cup in Brazil, Oliseh was part of the techni­cal study group, yet he did not write down one sentence because he was reported ill while he was in Brazil,” the source said.

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“His colleagues virtu­ally helped him to write his report.

“At one stage he was vomiting so much that we thought he will die. It was okay for us to ask him to take time out to treat himself while cov­er up for him.

“Am sure the NFF did not know he was not medically fit, if not they would not have gone for him.”

Meanwhile, there are reports that as a result of the discouraging performances of the Super Eagles at the CHAN 2016 tournament, Oliseh may be sacked any moment from now.

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