Sunday Oliseh: Super Eagles Legend Shows Love to Former Chelsea Defender Amid EPL Relegation Battle

Sunday Oliseh: Super Eagles Legend Shows Love to Former Chelsea Defender Amid EPL Relegation Battle

Raphael Abiola
updated at May 10, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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  • Sunday Oliseh has shown love to a former Chelsea star whose team is battling Premier League relegation
  • Nottingham Forest are one of the clubs who could join Sheffield United in the Championship next season
  • The Tricky Trees had a points deduction this season after exceeding their spending limit over three years

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Super Eagles legend, Sunday Oliseh, has shown pure love to former Chelsea defender, Ola Aina, as his club continues to fight for survival in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest are currently 17th in the English top flight with 29 points, three ahead of Luton Town and five points ahead of 19th-placed Burnley.

The club was deducted a crucial four points following the confirmation that they had exceeded spending limits by €32.2 million over three years.

Sunday Oliseh is showing support for former Chelsea defender, Ola Aina, whose team is battling Premier League relegation.
Sunday Oliseh is showing support for former Chelsea defender, Ola Aina, whose team is battling Premier League relegation. Photo: VI Images.
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Oliseh commented on a video of Aina reacting to his team losing their PSR appeal concerning that deduction.

According to a report by Afrik Foot, the former Super Eagles coach took to X (formerly Twitter) to express belief in the Nigerian defender and commented on the player's journey in football.

"Somehow, I just believe so much in Ola Aina's potential to achieve bigger things in football. He seems to possess everything to succeed," Oliseh said. "Heads up, younger bro. Join me in wishing him well with the relegation struggle."

Oliseh reacts to Madrid’s win over Bayern

Sports Brief also previously reported on Oliseh commenting on Real Madrid's win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

The first leg of the tie ended in a 2-2 draw in Germany, with a 2-1 win for Los Blancos in the second leg in Spain sealing their 4-3 aggregate win.

The former Nigerian international also explained what he loved about Real Madrid in his remarks about the game at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Ola Aina hails Cristiano Ronaldo

Sports Brief also previously reported that Ola Aina has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as the toughest opponent he faced during his career.

The Nigerian defender, now with Nottingham, faced off against CR7 during his stint in the Italian Serie A and in the Premier League.

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Raphael Abiola
Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over five years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015.