Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, has dropped a bombshell, revealing that the late national team coach, Joe Erico, stripped naked and laid a curse on the Super Eagles after he felt betrayed during the 2002 World Cup saga.
Oliseh made the shocking revelation on the Home Turf Podcast, hinting that the alleged curse might be the reason behind Nigeria’s persistent woes in major football tournaments.
According to the former Borussia Dortmund star, the 2002 World Cup qualifiers were filled with tension, politics, and internal sabotage, even though coaches Joe Erico, Stephen Keshi, and Shuaibu Amodu masterminded a stunning comeback that saw Nigeria qualify from five points behind Liberia.
“Coach Erico made it very clear before his death that what they did to us in 2002, he sat down in his room naked and he cursed Nigeria,” Oliseh said.
“He was a great man, a lovely, passionate human being. He, Keshi, and Amodu took over when we were five points behind Liberia. Everyone had written us off, but we became united again.”
Oliseh, who captained the Super Eagles during the 2002 AFCON, was controversially dropped from the World Cup squad for disciplinary reasons– a move that left him heartbroken and eventually forced him into early retirement from international football.
The revelation has since reignited debate among fans, with many wondering if the Super Eagles have been playing under a lingering curse for over two decades.
