FORMER legend and Manager of the Super Eagles of Nigeria has slammed the current senior men national team of Nigeria for lack of respect towards ex-players.
The former Juventus midfielder believes that the players representing Nigeria now do not revere their predecessors, citing that as the cause of the disconnect between the legends and emerging stars.
This opinion comes after striker, Victor Osimhen went ballistic on social media and called out the then Manager of the Super Eagles team, Finidi George.
“The current generations, the ones who see themselves as stars, have little respect for those who came before them. Especially those who came before them that are bigger than them.”
“Not every generation is like that, Nobody from my generation ever calls the 1980 generation by name. Like you see Mr Segun Odegbami, we don't call him Segun or Odegbami; we call him Big Sheg.
“You see captain Christian Chukwu of the 1980s; we don't call him Chukwu; we call him the Chairman because he was the chairman of the defence back then. The same with Mr Adokie Amesimaka; we don't call him Adokie Amesimaka; we call him the name of the legal system, it's a sign of respect,” he said.
The 49-year-old Oliseh was an integral member of the Super Eagles ‘Class of 94’, earning the name from their exceptional showing at the 1994 World Cup in the USA, as was Finidi George.
