We now know players fit for Eagles, says Oliseh By Christian Okpara

Oliseh

SUPER Eagles Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has
revealed that the senior national team coaches
will soon build a standard side that Nigerians
would be proud.
Specifically, the coach, whose team laboured to a
goalless draw with Swaziland in a 2018 World
Cup qualifier on Friday, said the coaches now
know those who are not fit to play for the Super
Eagles, adding that there was no room for
mediocrity in team.
Reacting to performance of some of the players
on Friday, Oliseh said the coaches were gradually
getting to know the ability of every player
aspiring to play for the team, regretting that some
of them have not lived up to expectations.
He said: “We are continuing to know our team
more and more and I think there are some of the
players who cannot fit into our level. So, we will
go back to look at those who can give us what we
want.”
Oliseh was not particularly pleased with,
midfielder, Rabiu Ibrahim, who came in as a
substitute and was removed shortly after.
It turned out that Ibrahim was nursing an injury
that hampered his movement during the game.
“We discovered that he had an injury and he did
not let us know. The least you can do is to let
your coaches know what is happening to you,”
Oliseh said.
Nigeria will meet Swaziland in the second leg of
the World Cup tomorrow with the winner
qualifying to enter the group stage of the Russia
2018 qualifying series.
Shortly after the goal less draw in Lobambo,
Swaziland Coach, Harris Bulunga, boasted that
his team will get the result they need to qualify
for the group stage, citing their impressive away
record to buttress his point.
But Oliseh dismisses such ‘dreams’, saying the
Eagles are far too superior to Swaziland.
“He has every right to dream, but I want to
assure you that we will see the real Eagles in Port
Harcourt. Our mission is to qualify for the World
Cup and they cannot stop us.”