{"id":61836,"date":"2022-03-24T14:58:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigeria-vs-ghana-what-obasanjo-told-me-in-2001-sunday-oliseh"},"modified":"2022-03-24T15:54:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T14:54:28","slug":"nigeria-vs-ghana-what-obasanjo-told-me-in-2001-sunday-oliseh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/nigeria-vs-ghana-what-obasanjo-told-me-in-2001-sunday-oliseh","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria vs Ghana: What Obasanjo told me in 2001 \u2013 Sunday Oliseh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed what former President Olusegun Obasanjo told him when he led Nigeria to clash with the Black Stars of Ghana in a World Cup qualifier back in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Oliseh was the captain of the Super Eagles when Nigeria and Ghana last met in a World Cup qualifier at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n<p>The match ended in a 3-0 win in favour of Nigeria, thanks to Tijani Babangida\u2019s brace and a strike from Victor Agali.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles became the fifth African team to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Japan and Korea after beating the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>However, Oliseh has now revealed that Obasanjo told him prior to the match that he can see that captaining this great country [Nigeria] is not easy, adding that it is like ruling it.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Obasanjo told him that he must win the match.<\/p>\n<p>Oliseh disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will always remember what President Obasanjo said to me as I led Nigeria out for this game..\u201d Oliseh, you can see captaining this great country is not easy, like it is Ruling it, You must win this match \u201c\u2026 Great Memories &amp; Naija forever,\u201d Olise tweeted alongside the highlight of the video of Nigeria\u2019s 3-0 win over Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that this is coming ahead of Nigeria\u2019s 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria will face Ghana in Kumasi on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Eguavoen\u2019s men will then host Ghana in the return leg in Abuja on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed what former President Olusegun Obasanjo told him when he led Nigeria to clash with the Black Stars of Ghana in a World Cup qualifier back in 2001. 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