Super Eagles Rise In FIFA Rankings

The Super Eagles got a small lift on Thursday when they rose in the FIFA rankings to 53rd in the world.
They thus climbed four places from last month, when they plummeted an unprecedented 14 places.
There are however no changes in Nigeria’s points total, which remains 601, and their African ranking, which stays at 10th.
Algeria, Cote d Iviore, Ghana, Tunisia, Senegal, Cameroon, Congo, Cape Verde and Egypt are the leading nine teams in Africa, while Argentina remain No.1 in the world followed by Belgium and Germany.
There were no international games in July.
The two countries facing each other for the place in the second round of the 2018  World Cup qualifiers to face Nigeria are ranked significantly lower.
Swaziland are ranked 132nd in the world, up six places from their previous spot, while Djibouti are ranked 206th, up one place from last month.
Tanzania, Nigeria’s opponents in September’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, are 140th, down six spots from their previous ranking. 

Oliseh Confirms Meeting Moses, To Invite Chelsea Star

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has given a strong indication that he will give Victor Moses another opportunity to play in the team.
The Chelsea star has not played for the national team since the 2014 World Cup, where he reportedly fell out with then coach, Stephen Keshi.
Buzzzii reports that Oliseh is expected to name his first squad this month for September’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Tanzania and he confirmed meeting with Moses in London over the weekend. The meeting was apparently about Moses’ return to the Super Eagles squad.
“Very constructive meeting with Chelsea & Super Eagles’ Victor Moses,” Oliseh wrote on Twitter on Monday night, the tweet accompanied with a picture of himself and Moses.
“The team building continues.”
Oliseh was at Wembley to watch Chelsea lose the Community Shield to Arsenal and Moses was a second half substitute as the Blues chased an equaliser. The other Super Eagles player at Chelsea, Mikel Obi, was an unused substitute.
Moses has had an impressive pre-season for Chelsea, scoring against PSG and being named man of the match in one of the games.
The former Wigan winger was one of Nigeria’s best players at the 2013 AFCON and he is apparently keen on a return to the squad.

10 Fun Facts About Sunday Oliseh

1 Sunday Oliseh was born in Ojota Lagos in 1974; his father is a business man, while his mother is a staunch Catholic and a retired business woman.

2 He played for eight clubs during his career in Europe. They are Juventus, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Bochum, RFC Liege, Reggiana, FC Cologne and Genk.

3 He retired from active football with Genk in 2006.

4 He won four major trophies as a player at club level: a domestic cup double for Ajax in the 1997-98 season, KNVB Cup 1998-99 season and the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund 2001–02.

5 He scored a with thunderbolt when he came on as a substitute in Julius Berger’s 1-0 win over Insurance of Benin at the Onikan stadium in 1989. Interestingly, it was his performance on that day that caught the eye of the Italian scouts in the stands. Those scouts, completesportsnigeria.com can report, were in Nigeria to watch Jide Oguntuase.

6 He became friends with Atlanta ’96 teammate Dosu Joseph after they faced each other in a Principals Cup game involving Igbobi College and Methodist High School in the 1980s. Dosu was in goal for Igbobi College while the Oliseh brothers Churchill (in goal) and Sunday starred for Methodist. The match ended 2-1.

7 He is blessed with one sister (Tessy) and three brothers Churchill, who owns FC Ebeidei; Azubuike and Egutu who are footballers. Tessy, is a designer and the creative genius behind Tesslo Concept. She is married to Ohimai Amaize.

8 He won Olympic football gold (1996), Africa Cup of Nations gold (1994), silver (2000) and bronze (2002) and played in two FIFA World Cups (1994 and 1998).

9 He was turned down when he applied as a coach with Ajax and Borussia Dortmund in 2013.

10 After missing out on 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Oliseh retired from international football in June 2002 after 12 years with the national team. He made his debut for the three-time AFCON winners in a 6-0 win over Ethiopia.

Oliseh Reveals His Plans for Super Eagles

Newly appointed Super Eagles coach; Sunday Oliseh reveals his plans for the Super Eagles in an interview conducted by a Completesportsnigeria.com’s reporter who was in Abuja on Wednesday when Sunday Oliseh was presented as Super Eagles coach. Oliseh opened up on his coaching philosophy, his relationship with the NFF, and promised to make the team fly again. This is what he had to say:

Sunday Oliseh Unveils his Coaching Staff

After being finally unveiled on Wednesday by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) as the official New Super Eagles coach, the former Juventus and Borrusia Dortmund star Sunday Oliseh, in the wee hours of Thursday, posted on his Facebook wall the names and pictures of the newly installed coaching crew of the Nigerian national team.

The message aptly backed by a picture of himself and his new assistants inside the Abuja National Stadium reads: Meet the newly constituted Super Eagles coaching crew: from the left (Jean Francois) Loscuito, (Salisu) Yusuf, (Sunday) Oliseh and (Alloy) Agu.

Oliseh’s post immediately elicited numerous Likes and comments by his fans who have continued to congratulate and welcome the foursome, wishing them success
in the new dispensation.

Keshi’s Sack Letter has been E-mailed says NFF

The Nigeria Football Federation has discredited former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi's claim that he has yet to receive his sack letter.

The governing body insists that Keshi received the letter before the decision was announced last week.


Keshi had told completesportsnigeria.com moments after the termination of his contract was announced on Saturday night that "the NFF had not given him a sack letter and that he was hearing of his sacking as the Super Eagles head coach for the first time."


But the Assistant Director (Media) with the NFF, Ademola Olajire, in reaction said that Keshi was being skirtish with the truth by claiming he was not served any sack letter.


"His sack letter was mailed to him via his e-mail address since he is holidaying with his family in the USA," Olajire told completesportsnigeria.com in Abuja on Monday. "The letter was mailed to him by the Super Eagles Secretary Dayo Enebi and copied to the chieftains of the federation including my office."


Mr. Olajire stated that the hard copy of his letter will be delivered to him as soon as possible.