Oliseh handed call-ups to Ahmed Musa, Emem Eduok, Emmanuel Emenike, Anthony Ujah, Sylvester Igboun and Moses Simon who are expected to primarily shoulder the goalscoring responsibilities of the team in Dar es Salaam.
The former Nigeria captain’s decision to leave out Watford’s in-form striker, Odion Ighalo however caused consternation among some sections of the local media and Oliseh did not take too kindly to a question a reporter put to him on the subject.
“I know there would be (issues) over my decision to leave out Ighalo but then if we want the best out of our players, we have to give them respect.
“Emenike is a Nations Cup winner (and he’s a) strong player.
“Ujah scored ten goals in the German league and we are talking about a league that hosts the world champions.
“Common, don’t start arguments and let’s talk about reasonable things,” a livid Oliseh told the stunned reporter.
The Super Eagles will face the Taifa Stars on September 5 in Dar es Salaam on match day two of 2017 Afcon qualifying.
Nigeria beat Chad 2-0 in their opening match of the section but trail on goals difference to Egypt after the Pharaohs beat Tanzania 3-0 in the other opening qualifying game in Group G.
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