Former captain and coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Sunday Oliseh has been named on the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG), which will provide cutting-edge analysis of all matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Quest Times reports that Oliseh joins a group of ex-international and coaches led by former Arsenal boss and FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger.
The TSG is set to help increase and develop an understanding of the game across the world.
“We want to describe, analyse and interpret what is happening on the pitch to inspire technical experts and football fans in general,” said Wenger.
“We will not only be collecting more data than before, but we will also be aiming to find the right balance between technical expertise and data. And we want to inform people about our technical observations directly and during the tournament itself, not months after the tournament.”
Other members of the TSG include German football legend Jürgen Klinsmann, Italian football manager Alberto Zaccheroni, former South Korean international Cha Du-Ri (Korea Republic), ex-Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon (Colombia) and ex-Swiss goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler (Switzerland).
The TSG will be supported by FIFA’s Head of High-Performance Programme Ulf Schott and Group Leader Football Performance Analysis & Insights Chris Loxston, as well as by a team of football analysts, data engineers, data scientists and performance analysts based in both Qatar and Wales.
Also during the global tournament, FIFA will share the most modern metrics and performance data in the tournament’s history with the worldwide TV and online audience, as well as with the participating teams and their players.
Developed by the FIFA High-Performance team and Arsène Wenger, the Enhanced Football Intelligence service will offer new and exciting insights to enrich the coverage and analysis of every game at the tournament through a unique set of in- and post-match visuals presented as augmented reality and traditional graphics.