‘One of the biggest insults’— Ex Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh particulars second Mikel Obi snubbed him

Former Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh has opened up about his turbulent relationship with former captain, John Obi Mikel, revealing that the previous Chelsea midfielder snubbed a face-to-face assembly in London and ignored his messages throughout his tenure in command of Nigeria.

Speaking in a podcast interview, the previous Juventus and Ajax midfielder admitted that he regrets not heeding preliminary recommendation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to exclude Mikel, Vincent Enyeama, and Emmanuel Emenike resulting from inside issues about crew cohesion.

“I regret not having listened to the NFF. Because when I took over the job, the first thing NFF told me was to stop inviting three of them (Mikel, Enyeama and Emenike) because they were chaotic to the NFF,” Oliseh acknowledged.

“They were chaotic to the system.” Oliseh detailed how he personally funded a visit from Belgium to the United Kingdom to satisfy with each Mikel and Victor Moses at an accessible venue in central London, trying to determine a powerful working relationship forward of key worldwide fixtures.

“With my own money, not the NFF money, I went to the UK, sent a message to the clubs, sent a message to him (Mikel), sent a message not only to him but also to Victor Moses, gave them an appointment at a bar that was accessible in the heart of London, with my assistant coach, for two of them to come and have a meeting,” Oliseh recalled.

Describing Mikel’s failure to attend or reply as “one of the biggest insults” he skilled as nationwide crew supervisor, Oliseh famous that the previous Chelsea midfielder didn’t even reply to his WhatsApp message.

However, Oliseh praised Victor Moses for his professionalism in the course of the encounter, noting that the winger attended the assembly and shared trustworthy suggestions relating to underlying points throughout the squad, insights that Oliseh stated he deeply revered.