I have no regrets hiring Oliseh, Pinnick says

Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Wednesday in Abuja said he had no regrets hiring Sunday Oliseh as the Super Eagles' Head Coach.

Pinnick told newsmen in Abuja at a news conference that Oliseh, who quit his job last month, came under high recommendation.

"When we brought the last coach (Oliseh), we brought him first because he is a Nigerian and he came highly recommended.

"In addition to this, I don't also have any regrets saying he was a 'Pep Guardiola' of Africa.

"When we employed him we gave him a four-year plan, and if you look at the contract we also talked about building capacities.

"But he resigned at the end of the day even at a difficult time, a month to crucial qualifying matches," he said.

Pinnick spoke in the wake of the team's ouster from the qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday.

Oliseh, a former Super Eagles midfielder who later captained the team, took over from former teammate Stephen Keshi as the team's Head Coach on July 14, 2015.

He later quit on Feb. 26, citing lack of support from the NFF, thus leading to the drafting of Samson Siasia to the team as Interim Coach.