Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, claims he rejected an offer from a top African side to become their coach.
Oliseh, 41, said he was approached by another country to lead their national team less than three months into his reign as Nigeria boss.
“I must state that within three months of coaching the Super Eagles, I got an offer from a top African nation to become the coach of their national team, but I turned it down,” Oliseh said via Skype from his base in Belgium on Thursday.
Oliseh whose team has been criticised for constantly slipping in the FIFA world ranking said his lads have progressed in certain areas and should be commended.
“We have lost just one competitive match in 14. That is an improvement,” the former Ajax midfielder said.
“The team has improved in areas of movement and passing of the ball, so analysts must give fans the correct information because the team has improved in a very short time considering that there are new players in the team too.”
The former national team skipper however revealed that he is confronted with some challenges as he prepares for the double header against Egypt in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
“I asked the technical committee for videos and analysis of Egypt since July. Since then I haven’t got it. I am not blaming NFF for anything. We all know the situation in the country right now. However, I must state that there are challenges we are facing,” he disclosed.
Nigeria are billed to play hosts to the Pharaohs in the 2017 AFCON qualification at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna on March 25 before facing the North African nation four days later in Egypt.
