Former club of Sunday Oliseh, Fortuna Sittard, has threatened to take legal action against the former Super Eagles’s star over his claims that the Dutch second division club wanted him to violate the law. The club in a statement said they had fired him for “innumerable culpable acts” and a “disrupted employment relationship” with the players and other employees on Wednesday. The club denied that they decided to part ways with the Nigerian due to his “refusal to participate in illegal activities.”
The statement posted on their official website read, “Fortuna want to fight the accusations made.
“Several attempts by the club to encourage a change in the coach’s behaviour have unfortunately not worked, resulting in an unworkable situation. The board of Fortuna Sittard emphasises that the decision to suspend Sunday Oliseh is not motivated by the current sporting performance.
The coach’s unacceptable actions have made cooperation between many people within the organisation impossible – from players to employees. Fortuna Sittard regrets the decision, but states that the club interest goes above all else. In this context, the club will also take the necessary legal follow-up steps. Fortuna does not recognise itself at all in these accusations, which were not highlighted by Sunday Oliseh internally.
The case will be presented by Fortuna Sittard to the arbitration committee of the KNVB (the Dutch Football Association), an independent body, which will now make an assessment of whether there is sufficient grounds to terminate the employment contract of Sunday Oliseh. Fortuna Sittard will no longer discuss any new unfounded accusations by Sunday Oliseh on the club’s website.
The former Super Eagles was hired by the Eerste Divisie side as their manager on December 27, 2016 after he left his job as the Super Eagles coach in February 2016 under controversial circumstances."
