Speaking against the backdrop of the criticisms which greeted the appointment of the former Nigeria captain, who was accused of lacking experience, Pinnick pointed out that Oliseh is employable given his rich credentials as a player before he ventured into coaching, coupled with his post-playing career work with FIFA Technical Study Group.
“We have no regrets appointing Sunday Oliseh. Other African countries were gunning for him, but he opted for his country. Oliseh’s stock in international football is high because apart from his work with FIFA, he has a company that trains and grades coaches all over the world.
“What the NFF, Oliseh, the League Management Company (LMC) and other aspects of Nigerian football need is support from everyone, and patience, so that we can put in place our development programmes that will take the country’s game to a new height,” Pinnick said on a television programme on Tuesday.
The former Delta State Sports Commission boss noted that only constructive criticisms would help Nigerian football to grow saying, critics should instead suggest ways to tackle the emerging challenges in the sport.
“Instead of simply castigating those at the helm of affairs, we should have tendency to offer what we believe are better solutions for specific issues. It is not about one person; it is about our dear country, Nigeria.
“When myself and other persons at the helm of Nigeria football travelled out of the country, we go out there to project the Nigeria game, to seek for partners for Nigerian football in order that we can actualise our development plans,” Pinnick said.
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