Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh was born on 14 September 1974 and is a Nigerian football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
10 Facts About Sunday Oliseh
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Sunday Oliseh is widely regarded as one of the best African midfielders of all time.
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Sunday Oliseh was part of Nigeria's Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996.
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Sunday Oliseh was voted Africa's third best footballer in 1998 by CAF.
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In March 2004, Sunday Oliseh was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after headbutting teammate Vahid Hashemian while on loan at VfL Bochum allegedly over racial remarks.
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Sunday Oliseh started his coaching career in Belgium with youth teams in the Belgian 3rd Division Verviers, notably the Under 19 team.
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Sunday Oliseh resigned as Nigeria's national coach at about 2:28am on 26 February 2016 exactly a month to the team's encounter with the Pharaohs of Egypt in the AFCON qualifiers.
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Sunday Oliseh was barely 8 months into his stay as manager due to contract violations, lack of support, unpaid wages and benefits to his players, Asst.
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On 27 December 2016, it was announced that Sunday Oliseh had been appointed as the new manager of Fortuna Sittard.
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Sunday Oliseh was fired on 14 February 2018, and claimed the reason he was fired was because he refused to participate in illegal activities at the club.