Former Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh has threatened to sue his former employers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over defamation surrounding the controversial ₦20 million for salaries and rent for his time as the national team head Coach.

Oliseh who confirmed his resignation was officially communicated 11:01pm on Thursday stressed that neither him nor his Assistant; Jean Francois Losciuto, had received any payments.

Speaking with footballlive.ng, the former Super Eagles captain berated the manner the NFF handled the news suggesting to the public that he resigned upon receiving ‘his pay for job done.’

The Nigerian Football Federation has reportedly fined Sunday Oliseh $30,000 for his ‘insane’ outburst last week in which he claimed that his former colleagues and critics were insane to ask for his sack just because he had lost two games in 11 matches the Super Eagles have played since his reign.

The 41-year-old posted an 8-minute video on his website to hit back at what he called the ‘insanity’ of his critics. The coach has since apologized to the NFF for his outburst aimed at the Nigerian media as well as his critical former international teammates.

It is also believed that Sunday Oliseh will consult his lawyers to contest the fine imposed on him by the football body.

On Tuesday, top chiefs of the football body led by Amaju Pinnick held a meeting with the sports minister Barr. Solomon Dalung on the future of the embattled chief coach.

After Nigerians and football lovers criticized the Delta born coach for not appreciating his job by calling his critics insane, the embattled Super Eagles took to twitter to address the situation..

He Tweeted;

“When I spoke of critics I did not mean the general public of Nigeria! I would never dare refer to my beloved country men as insane!”

“How dare I insult 170 Million people who I love and have shown me so much love. Please forgive the error of editing! God bless you all.”

Since Sunday Oliseh assumed leadership of the Super Eagles following the sack of Stephen Keshi, he has not been short of controversies.

Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Emmanuel Emenike have resigned from the Super Eagles following squabbles with the coach while following the team’s exit from the just concluded CHAN, Oliseh blasted the NFF for not properly motivating the players by not paying them their salaries .

Sunday Oliseh, Super Eagles head coach, is said to have been reportedly flown to Belgium for treatment after his health condition worsened on Thursday, October 22, Vanguard reports.

This was made known in a tweet by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) via its Twitter handle, @thenff.

The tweet disclosed: “He became dizzy and weak after lunch on Thursday and so had to be flown abroad tonight through the Port Harcourt Airport.

“Coach Sunday Oliseh has returned to Belgium to continue treatment after being advised by Eagles medics.

“He became dizzy and weak after lunch on Thursday and he travels abroad tonight through the Port Harcourt Airport.”

With this development, the Super Eagles would be without coach Oliseh when they travel later on Friday to Burkina Faso for the second leg CHAN qualifier in Ouagadogou.

Newly appointed Super Eagles handler, Sunday Oliseh, has flown back to his base in Belgium.

According to a top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), he is expected to return two weeks before Nigeria take on Tanzania in an AFCON 2017 qualifying game in September.

 He is expected to return at least two weeks before the qualifier against Tanzania,” the official told AfricanFootball.

“At least this would give him time to plan for the match and subsequently upon his return release the list of players for the Tanzania game.”

The former national team captain has already been paid three months salary in advance.

New Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh, along with his two assistants, are to receive three months’ salary advances as they take up their assignments in Nigeria.
NFF boss Amaju Pinnick made the surprising announcement as he welcomed the new coaches in Abuja on Wednesday,   In the past, national coaches have sometimes been owed several months of unpaid wages.

Responding to the announcement after he signed a three-year contract, which has the option of an additional year, the Delta-State born coach opened up on his philosophy for players selection to his team.

“My assistants and myself will not invite to the camp of the National Team of Nigeria any player who is not playing in the top division in the recognized Leagues of the world, including Nigeria. The only exception would be those players from any of the age-grade National Teams that we find exceptional and deserving of an opportunity to try and win shirts in the senior team,” he declared.He also moved to allay fears about his perceived ‘stubborness,’ the former Super Eagles captain differentiating between being principled and being stubborn in the course of duty.

“I come to serve my country, not to wage a war,” he said.  “I have come to serve, and the NFF has promised to give me all the support I need to succeed. They are the employers and I am the employee. That distinction has to be appreciated at all times.