{"id":3096,"date":"2026-10-29T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/one-of-the-biggest-insults-oliseh-regrets-ignoring-nff-warning-on-mikel\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T09:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:01:08","slug":"one-of-the-biggest-insults-oliseh-regrets-ignoring-nff-warning-on-mikel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/one-of-the-biggest-insults-oliseh-regrets-ignoring-nff-warning-on-mikel\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;One Of The Biggest Insults&#8217; &#8211;Oliseh Regrets Ignoring NFF Warning On Mikel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh has opened up about his turbulent relationship with John Obi Mikel, revealing that the former Chelsea midfielder snubbed a face-to-face meeting in London and ignored his messages during his tenure in charge of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a viral podcast interview on X, the former Juventus and Ajax star admitted that he now regrets not heeding advice from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to exclude Mikel, Vincent Enyeama, and Emmanuel Emenike due to internal concerns about team cohesion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/a-fantastic-goalkeeper-zaniolo-applauds-okoyes-heroics-against-parma\/\">\u2018A Fantastic Goalkeeper\u2019 \u2013Zaniolo Applauds Okoye\u2019s Heroics Against Parma<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oliseh detailed how he personally funded a trip from Belgium to the United Kingdom to meet with both Mikel and Victor Moses at an accessible venue in central London, attempting to establish a strong working relationship ahead of key international fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Describing Mikel\u2019s behavior as \u201cone of the biggest insults\u201d he experienced as manager, Oliseh nevertheless praised Victor Moses for his professionalism during the meeting, noting that Moses shared honest feedback regarding underlying issues in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI regret not having listened to the NFF. Because when I took over the job, the first thing NFF told me was to stop inviting three of them (Mikel, Enyeama and Emenike) because they were chaotic to the NFF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were chaotic to the system. I did the same thing for Obi Mikel. With my own money, not the NFF money, I went to the UK, sent a message to the clubs, sent a message to him(Mikel), sent message not only to him but also to Victor Moses, gave them an appointment at a bar that was accessible in the heart of London, with my assistant coach, for two of them to come and have meeting.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cNow, of the two of them, who did not come to the meeting? Obi Mikel did not come to the meeting. Victor Moses came. Obi Mikel did not even respond to the WhatsApp message.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/fifa-u-15-w-cup-festival-benin-republic-send-future-eagles-packing-after-6-3-win\/\">FIFA U-15 W\/Cup&amp; Festival: Benin Republic Send Future Eagles Packing After 6-3 Win<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe because he\u2019ll say, \u2018I play for this big club now,\u2019 but you see, that\u2019s why they say sometimes Sunday (Oliseh) is direct. Where did you play that I did not play? What did you play that I did not play?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though the coach was not a footballer or not as big as you, the fact that they\u2019ve given him that title \u2018national team coach\u2019 means you have to respect the position he\u2019s holding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still sat down, and Victor Moses had one of the best discussions with him. And the guy told me then and there what he felt was bothering him with the national team. And the funniest part of what the guy told me was things that I also experienced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the man was really speaking the truth, and that\u2019s why I respect Moses to the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh has opened up about his turbulent relationship with John Obi Mikel, revealing that the former Chelsea midfielder snubbed a face-to-face meeting in London&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}