Former Nigeria skipper Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has made a last-ditch move to assist in-coming Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh, AfricanFootball exclusively reveals. Oliseh will this week sign a contract as the Super Eagles coach after Stephen Keshi was sacked for a breach of trust. AfricanFootball.com however, reliably learnt that 'Jay Jay' Okocha got through to several top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) while discussions with Oliseh were on to put himself forward as assistant coach. Ironically, Okocha has always maintained he does not wish to be a coach and also his relationship with Oliseh is far from cordial. "Okocha reached out to some top officials to proposed himself as assistant coach to Oliseh," an official told AfricanFootball.com:. “But two things are working against him – first, he does not have any coaching papers and secondly, he and Oliseh do not see eye-to-eye since ‘Jay Jay’ replaced Oliseh as Eagles skipper to the 2002 World Cup. “Many still believe Okocha stabbed Oliseh in the back by doing so and that Oliseh has not forgotten or forgiven.” 'Jay Jay' is presently chairman of Delta Football Association as well as the chairman of the NFF Study Group, which will now have to work with the new Eagles coach.
Meanwhile, Oliseh is due to arrive in Abuja by 4pm local time on Tuesday and a meeting with the NFF technical committee is scheduled for later that day.