Martins, Ike Uche Could Still Make My Team – Sunday Oliseh

Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh has given hope to non europe based players, revealing that anyone who has the desire and talent could get a call up.

This will be music to the ears of Obafemi Martins, Bright Dike and Ikechukwu Uche, as Oliseh has said that he would explore North America for Nigerian players
Oliseh made this known during a Google Hangout session.

“We have our own little scouting network and I personally I am in charge of the European arm of it,” Oliseh said.
“But we are still looking out to try and see how we can get some people into the North American scene to see what is available for us there.”

Martins just returned to football after being out for three months with an injury, while Uche is yet to gain full fitness since joining Mexican top flight side Tigres, Copa Libertadores losing finalists.

Sunday Oliseh however pin points that as for now the area of importance for him will be the creative position which has been problematic for the team for years now.

He added: “Concerning the play-maker role, we have some players already. We cannot give it out to just one player because of the modern football evolution. But we have certain players in the team who can share that responsibility.

“We are going to start working on them in training especially from the home-based and then we will migrate them into the foreign-based that will be coming in some weeks time.”

He then said that the young ones won’t be rushed into the team but will be introduced gradually, he would for the moment be banking on some experienced players.

“Introducing young players into the team, for me it is a gradual process, we have to take it step by step,” he said.
“But it doesn’t matter whether young or old, what is important is that there are certain positions that you also need some degree of experience. So we have to see what is available to us.”

Oliseh had played with Nigeria’s last impressive creative midfielder, Austin JJ Okocha, so he understands the importance of the position for the super eagles play.