By Jacob Ajom

Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh will step into the shoes of Stephen Okechukwu Keshi as the new Super Eagles coach.

Mutiu Adepoju

The NFF confirmed midweek that it was in talks with the former Juventus of Italy star and should the negotiations go well, another ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju has said he would want to see Oliseh hit the ground running, “because there is no time’’.

Primary and most pressing for Mutiu is the task of qualifying Nigeria for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. “That should be his primary target. Oliseh, or whoever succeeds Keshi should know that there is no time. I would like to see us consolidate our chances after the victory over Chad. The Eagles must be in Gabon and anything short of that will be disastrous,” Adepoju told Sports Vanguard Thursday.

He noted that although “Keshi’s sack is not a palatable development, we must come to terms with what obtains and move forward.

“Apart from the Nations Cup qualifiers, the new coach must also realise that the 2018 World Cup qualifiers loom large. He must work and ensure the Super Eagles becomes more competitive. “He should build a team that will dominate African football again.

“The Super Eagles must not only dominate Africa but qualify for the World Cup, go there and go beyond the second round,” Adepoju said.