A statement issued on Saturday from Segun Ogunjimi, Siasia’s media aide, quoted Siasia saying he was not satisfied with the performance of his players against Senegal, in spite topping the group
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You know first games are normally difficult to play and also putting in mind that Ghana are always difficult to play when it comes to Nigeria, I must commend my boys for playing to instruction, and take their chances in the 2nd half.
Nigeria’s Under-23 national team Head Coach, Samson Siasia, has heaped praises on his players for showing resilience to edge Congo…
The match was played on Sunday
Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia, has described All-Africa Games group B opponents – Ghana, Egypt…
Coach Samson Siasia has said he is comfortable with the choice of Port Harcourt, Rivers State by the Nigeria Federation…
The four home-based Flying Eagles players invited by Coach Samson Siasia to the national U-23 men’s football team, the Dream…
Expressing anger at the attitude of the players to the invitation, Siasia said he cannot understand why players who called to beg for permission to see their families and rest a little would fail to report to camp after the one-week grace he granted
Impressing it on the team that football is the only thing that unites the nation no matter the tribe or colour, the Emir of Bauchi charged the players not to play with the emotions of Nigerians who expect so much from them
Meanwhile, due to club duties, two of the invited foreign-based pros, Paul Onauchu Ebere of Midtjyllan FC Denmark and Aminu Umar of Osmanlispor FC of Turkey, could not honour the invitation as their clubs refused them to be part of the team
It means the Dream Team have more time to prepare for the showdown at the Levy Nwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, after both teams tied 0-0 in the first leg at the National Stadium, Abuja on Sunday
The Dream Team pole-axed Gabon’s U-23 team 6-1 on aggregate in the first round and will host the Zambians, who sailed through without kicking a ball following the withdrawal of Madagascar, for a place at the Men’s Football Tournament of the Games coming up in Congo-Brazzaville in July
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Dream Team VI victory was in the second leg match of their second round fixture in the AAG qualifiers
The former Super Eagles’ chief was himself in Warri on Saturday to see Warri Wolves defeat Racing Club Bobo-Dioulasso of Burkina Faso 3-0 and reach the first round of the CAF Confederation Cup competition on 4-0 aggregate
The national U-23 team handler, Samson Siasia, has downplayed the team’s 4-1 win over their Gabonese counterparts. Siasia said the…
Uncertainty still beclouds Iwobi’s eligibility to feature for Nigeria after playing for England in the age grade competitions
After breakfast on Friday, Siasia said that from the calibre of players at his disposal, he is not expecting less than outright victory
Others who did not make the team are Aminu Umar, who arrived late to camp and Warri Wolves forward, Freedom Omofonma, who also arrived camp late after his club’s CAF Confederation Cup game in Burkina Faso
The coach, in a statement made available by the team’s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro, informed that the invited foreign-based players were selected from the screening exercise earlier in November and December
The coach, according to the team’s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro, was impressed by the players quality during the just ended Super 6 invitational tournament in Abuja and feels they can add bite to his team