Wednesday, 6 January 2016

"No Player’s Guaranteed Shirt For Rio Olympics" – Samson Siasia

 

Nigeria’s Dream Team head coach, Samson Siasia has reiterated that no player has a guaranteed place in his final team for this year’s Olympic, which is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Siasia went further to state that the team will kick off its preparations in the first week of February.

Samson Siasia who led Nigeria’s men football team to the finals of the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing China said, he and his backroom staff will use the camping slated for February to scout for any new player that can add value to the team that lifted the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal last month.

“Since we qualified for the football event of the Rio Olympics, a lot of players both at home and abroad have been calling me that they want to play for the country, so myself and my assistants intend to use the first week of camping to see these players who will bear the cost of their trip to the camp and accommodate themselves. Any of them selected will now be added to the players who made us proud in Senegal for a full camping. Mind you, no player is yet guaranteed a shirt in the team, as I have always said only the best legs will make it to Rio deJaneiro.

“For now, time is not on our hands and as such, we need to start work in a bid to present a team that will make Nigerians proud in Brazil. For me, after winning silver at the 2008 Olympicsin Beijing, my next target is to go all out for gold in Rio, and I strongly believe we have the players that can achieve this.”


The former Super Eagles star said he plans to utilize every FIFA windows available, so as to evaluate the players at close range.

“For now my plans are to utilize fully all the FIFA windows beginning with the one in March, with the hope of taking players selected to an accessible country in Europe where all the overseas -based players can come with ease, play one or two friendly games and then have them return to their respective clubsides” he said.

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