Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has expressed disappointment that Bayern Munich forward Michael Olise chose France over Nigeria.
Before making a cap-tying appearance for France, Olise was eligible to represent Nigeria through his father, England by birth, and Algeria through his mother’s heritage.
The then quad-national player represented only France, featuring at U18, U21, U23 and senior levels.
Despite efforts by the Nigeria Football Federation to persuade Olise to play for the Super Eagles, those attempts proved unsuccessful, as he had already committed to representing Les Bleus from the outset.
He was named by former Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr in the squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho, but did not feature in either match and also skipped a planned meeting with former NFF president Amaju Pinnick in London ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
“When I see Olise play, he gets me so angry. I’m just saying this guy should not be wearing the French national team jersey; he should be wearing the green-white-green of Nigeria,” Oliseh said on Global Football Insights with Oliseh.
“This is why our people are funny. Some even sent messages asking why I sabotaged us—your son went to play for France. He’s not my son, and his own Olise does not even have an ‘h’ at the end of it.”
