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Nigeria set to unveil Oliseh as new Super Eagles coach

Xinhua, July 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

All is now set for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to unveil former player Sunday Oliseh as the new National team coach in Abuja, the country's capital city on Wednesday.

Oliseh would formally takeover the vacant job of head coach of the Super Eagles, a position previously occupied by his former teammate, Stephen Keshi.

Keshi's appointment was terminated by the federation on July 4. His exit paved way for the federation to fill the position.

Oliseh started his professional career as a defensive midfielder with Julius Berger FC of Lagos between1989 and 1990.

The 40-year-old midfield player and former Super Eagles skipper also played for AFC Ajax, 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, USA 1994 and France 1998. Oliseh was a member of the Olympic Games gold medal winning team in the soccer event of Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.

In January 2006, Oliseh retired from professional football at the age of 31. Endi