Nigeria’s former Super Eagles skipper and former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, fondly remembered as ‘chairman Chukwu’ in his hey days has cried out over the unfulfilled promises made to late Thompson Oliha over his accomplishments in the national team.
Chukwu expressed his sadness at the inability of the national government to honour its pledge to the midfielder as a resulting of bringing home continental honours to the country by winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994.
Oliha was promised a house by the Nigeria government at the time but the pledge was not redeemed. A situation Chukwu described as “not too good.”
“To be honest, this is not too good. He has not received the house he was promised for helping Nigeria win the Nations Cup in 1994. Now he has died and I don’t know if it is not too late for him to be given that house,”
“Oliha was a perfect example in training and matches as he was always hard working but found the time to exchange banter with players and coaches alike.
“He only left for Europe after the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations but even when he was based in Nigeria, he was still a first-choice as the European-based players found it almost impossible to outwit him in training and matches.
“It is a sad loss and we will miss him greatly,” Chukwu concluded.
