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<strong>Oliseh Reacts To Morocco’s World Cup Record Win</strong>

11Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Morocco, News, Sports, World Cup

Oliseh Reacts To Morocco’s World Cup Record Win

Sunday Oliseh, former Super Eagles coach, has praised the Atlas Lions of Morocco for their historic win over Portugal in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. Morocco became the first African team to make it to the semi-final of the World Cup when they beat Portugal at the Thumama Stadium, Doha. Youssef En-Nesyri bagged the winning goal in the 42nd minute of the match. Despite attempts by Portugal to level scores in the second half, the North African side remained resolute to win the match with a single goal. See Also: World Cup: Ighalo Tips Morocco To Shock Portugal Speaking on the goal in a tweet on his Twitter handle, Oliseh tweeted, “After 48 years of trying Morocco has made Africa into world superpower status in football. Ecstatic & privileged to be he...

Oliseh Hints On Which Country His Son Will Represent

Sunday Oliseh, former coach of the Super Eagles has disclosed that his son, Denzel will play for Nigeria in the future. This follows Denzel’s eligibility to represent multiple countries. The youngster’s mother is half Belgian and half Moroccan. Denzel is qualified to represent Nigeria and Belgium. Queried on which country his son will represent, Sunday Oliseh replied to a user on Twitter, “Naija”, accompanied by emojis of thumbs up and prayer. See Also: Former Eagles Coach, Oliseh Worried Over Ndidi’s Leicester Deployment Denzel is keen to follow his father’s path by becoming a professional footballer. Oliseh achieved remarkable feats in his playing days and lined up for many European giants such as Juventus and Ajax. The former Super Eagles player and coach co...

I Gave Oliseh Painkillers to Play AFCON 2000 Final – Okocha

Former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha says he gave Sunday Oliseh painkillers to play at the 2000 African Cup of Nations final against Cameroon in Lagos. Oliseh was almost forced to pull out of the final after aggravating a hamstring injury in their 2-0 win over South Africa in the semi-final. The defensive midfielder had a huge impact in the quarter-final win over Senegal, coming off the bench to bag an assist as the Eagles came from a goal down to beat the Teranga Lions 2-1. Recounting the final defeat to Cameroon on penalties, after full and extra time ended 2-2, Okocha told The PUNCH, “We were having a good tournament heading into the final but Sunday (Oliseh) was not fully fit to play. “We needed him in the team for the final and also as the captain of the team, so I o...