Dutch Second Division club, Fortuna Sittard, have been cleared of allegations of illegal activities levelled by their former coach Sunday Oliseh.
Oliseh was suspended by the modest side for indiscipline, with the Nigerian claiming their decision was backed by his refusal to indulge in an illicit act.
However, Fortuna who have since parted company with the ex-Super Eagles coach has been absolved by the Coach of Arbitration for Sports.
“Yesterday, the office of the KNVB in Zeist looked into the arbitration case between Fortuna Sittard and Sunday Oliseh,” the club stated on their official website on Wednesday evening.
“The case was filed by the non-active Oliseh to force a return as the trainer at the club. The board of Fortuna Sittard, through chairman Isitan Gün, says they are satisfied with the course of the case so far.
“The matter is that Mr Oliseh wants to return to his position as trainer. It looks as if a return is no longer possible, as the Arbitration Board pointed out last night. That makes us cautiously positive.
“We were able to refute, with convincing evidence, the allegations that Oliseh and his counsellor put on the table and they have not come up with any evidence that could reinforce their case with documents.
“It has just been words. We have always been transparent to the KNVB and we are also subjected to audits by an independent party. If we had been engaged in illegal activities, this would have already emerged. That is not the case.
”The allegations, especially those on illegal practices, are all meant to be a smokescreen, to derive from the core of this arbitration case: the return desired by Mr Oliseh and the inadmissible action in his position as head coach that stands in the way. That seems over. We, therefore, have every confidence that we will be able to bring the case to a favourable conclusion by our evidence.”
This situation now means the former Eagles’ handler will have to move on from Sittard as the club have clearly shown there is no way back for the Nigerian.
