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Sunday Oliseh finally got his first win as the coach of the Super Eagles as Nigeria beat Niger 2-0 in an international friendly at the Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium in Port-Harcourt on Tuesday Despite the win, the display was a bit tardy at times and Nigeria probably played their best football in the second half after Oliseh made some changes in the game. With due respect to the Les Mena, they aren’t exactly the type of opponents that one would use as a yardstick to measure how far Oliseh’s team has come, but a win will surely soothe some frayed nerves. The goalless draw in Tanzania was greeted with a lot of cynicism from Nigerian fans who felt the team were lucky to get a point in Dar es Salaam after putting up a timid display.

Giwa 1-0 Enyimba FC IfeanyiUbah 2-0 FC Taraba Nasarawa United 1-1 Warri Wolves Kwara United 1-0 Abia Warriors Shooting Stars 2-1 Sunshine Stars El-Kanemi Warriors 2-1 Lobi Stars Wikki Tourists 3-1 Akwa United Heartland 2-0 Rangers Sharks vs Kano Pillars (Monday, September 7) Dolphins vs Bayelsa United (Monday, September 7)

Nigeria played out an uninspiring goalless draw with Tanzania on match day two of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salaam in Sunday Oliseh’s first game in charge of the Super Eagles. It could have been a debut to forget for Oliseh if not for the heroics of Carl Ikeme who was also making his debut for the Super Eagles. Nigeria were ran ragged for majority of the game by their hosts as the Super Eagles display was characterized by some sloppy passing and weak finishing. Supersport.com runs the rule on the game and looks at the lessons learnt from Oliseh’s first game in charge. Eagles are on a decline:  I don’t want to sound like a pessimist or a doomsday prophet, but it’s quite apt to say the Super Eagles are on downward spiral. Tanzania fans were out in full force and had plenty to cheer about despite the draw

The Super Eagles have touched down in Dar @NGSuperEagles touchdown in Dar Es Salaam (pics via @SuperSportTV ) pic.twitter.com/wwLwTJMuO3 — Andrew Randa (@RandaAndrew) September 4, 2015

So my Oga at the top Iwedi Ojinmah shared his 20 kobo on the 2015 Afcon qualifying games between the Taifa Stars of Tanzania and the Super Eagles slated for this weekend

Some really exciting results here: Akwa United 1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Lobi Stars 1-0 Dolphins FC Taraba 2-0 Sharks Kano Pillars 1-0 Kwara United Bayelsa United 1-1 Giwa FC Enugu Rangers 2-0 Wikki Tourist Enyimba 4-0 Ifeanyi Ubah Abia Warriors 1-0 Nasarawa United Warri Wolves 4-0 Shooting Stars Sunshine Stars 0-0 Heartland

Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh knows a lot about pressure from Nigerian fans. As a player, he had a run-in with fans and the press alike. Yet he rose and even captained the team in his playing days. Such will be the temperament when he files out for the first time as the coach of the Super Eagles at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salaam this weekend. Oliseh showed a glimpse of his former self when he categorically told the media: “Any player who isn’t playing in the first team of the top division will not play for me”. Those were his words just after being unveiled as the Super Eagles coach. Though some concessions were made along the line, Oliseh had already set himself up for scrutiny from the average Super Eagles fan. When the final list of players was released, there a few surprises, a few comebacks, and a glut of usual suspects in the mix. Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme made a return from the international wilderness since he was named i