The Dream Team VI coach said in an interview that he no longer wanted to be involved in what he described as “a disrespectful system”
Browsing: Samson Siasia
Azubuike will miss Wednesday night’s (tonight) game after picking a second yellow card in their quarterfinal clash against Denmark in Sao Paulo
Siasia, who spoke shortly after a 2-0 win over Denmark to qualify his team for the semifinal of the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games, noted that the continent would have to deal with issues that had been stalling their progress
Goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel, arguably the man-of-the match, made several point blank saves to keep Nigeria in the lead as the first half winds down
Goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel takes over from Daniel Akpeyi, who was far from convincing in the team’s last game against Colombia, while Shehu Abdullahi, Usman Mohammed and Imoh Ezekiel all returned to the starting line up
According to Barrister Dalung, the players’ grievances had to do with match bonuses, camp allowance and the five months salaries owed Chief Coach Samson Siasia
A statement issued by Ademola Olajire, the Nigeria Football Federation’s Assistant Director of Communications, quoted the federation’s President, Amaju Pinnick, as saying so when he communicated with the team’s handler, Samson Siasia, on telephone
Win or lose, the Nigerian team, under the tutelage of Coach Samson Siasia, had qualified for the quarterfinals by winning their first two group matches
Daniel Akpeyi stepped in for Emmanuel Daniel in goal, while Muenfuh Sincere, Kingsley Madu, William Troost-Ekong and Aminu Umar will provide cover in the defence
With two wins from two games for the Dream Team, Siasia’s side have established an unassailable lead at the top of the standings and will advance to the quarterfinal as group winners
Answering questions at the post-match press conference after the 1-0 victory over Sweden, Coach Siasia said for now his attention is on the team’s last group game against Colombia and as such he is not bothered about avoiding host nation, Brazil, in the quarterfinal stage
The defeat of the Swedes is coming two days after the Samson Siasia-tutored team beat their Japanese counterparts 5-4
A win will land Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the football event at the Olympics
‘For a team not to train for two days and put up this type of performance is a miracle’
The Nigerian side arrived few hours to kick off after several delays in Atlanta, USA
The team’s Media Officer, Timi Ebikagboro, tweeted on arrival at the Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes-Manaus International Airport, Brazil
The match was part of the four-nation Suwon tournament
Led by Samson Siasia, who also steered Nigeria’s last squad at the men’s football tournament of the Olympics (Beijing 2008) to runner-up spot, the African champions have self-belief they are good enough for gold in Rio de Janeiro in August
The list is dominated by players who featured against the Brazil U-23 in a friendly in that country two months ago, which Nigeria won
First to arrive the Serob Legacy Hotel camp of the Dream Team was Captain Azubuike Okechukwu, who was looking fit and ready as he wasted no time in joining the team’s morning training session