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  • I will take Olympic team’s job – Siasia

    I will take Olympic team’s job – Siasia

    Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has said he will be willing to tinker the country’s Olympic team again.

    Siasia said he has yet to be contacted to take up his former post, but he told MTNFootball.com he would be willing to do the job again.

    “I am available for the job to tutor the U-23 team if offered the job by the Nigeria Football Federation. They have not offered me the job yet, but I am available and ready to work,” Siasia told MTNFootball.com

    The former international striker led the team to the final of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where Nigeria lost in the final to Argentina.

    He also guided the country’s team to the final of the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands.

    He was fired as Nigeria coach in October 2011 after he failed to qualify the Super Eagles to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

    He has since not worked as a coach despite reports linking him with numerous coaching positions.

     

  • Siasia contacted for Nigeria Olympic Eagles

    Siasia contacted for Nigeria Olympic Eagles

    Ex-Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has been asked to take charge of the country’s Olympic team, MTNFootball.com can exclusively reveal.

    Siasia was fired in October 2011 after he failed to qualify Nigeria to the 2012 Africa cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

    He has since this dismissal not worked even though he has been linked with various coaching jobs, from India to Kenya.

    “We have contacted Siasia for the vacant U23 job but he is yet to get back to us. He was on holidays in the US but we hear he is back so we will be expecting his response because we want to start early so as to avoid the pain of 2011,” a top NFF official stated.

    Siasia led Nigeria to the final of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, where they lost by the odd goal to a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina.

    Austin Eguavoen resigned his post as coach of the Nigeria U23s after he failed to qualify the team for the All Africa Games and the London 2012 Olympics.

     

  • Siasia tips Emenike to dazzle the world

    Siasia tips Emenike to dazzle the world

    Former Nigeria coach, Samson Siasia, has backed Emmanuel Emenike to be among the top strikers in the world very soon.

    Siasia first capped the Spartak Moscow star two years ago and he told MTNFootball.com the big centre-forward will soon have the football world under his feet.

    “He is a complete striker, getting the goals and creating chances for others to score. He has all it takes to be among the best strikers in the world, he will certainly go places,” Siasia told MTNFootball.com

    “I know his qualities as a striker and that was why I went ahead to cap him to the Eagles. I am very happy with his performance so far at the Nations Cup.

    “I love his commitment. He is using his strength and speed very well.”

    The 25-year-old Emenike made his long-awaited international debut against Sierra Leone in Lagos in 2011, but it was shortlived as he lasted less than 20 minutes after he suffered an injury.

    He scored his first Eagles goal against Argentina in a friendly in June 2011 and he has now netted three goals to propel Nigeria to Wednesday’s semi-final of the AFCON.

     

  • Siasia ‘wants’ Kenyan job

    Siasia ‘wants’ Kenyan job

    Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has expressed interest in the vacant Harambee Stars’ job.

    SuperSport.com understands that the tactician would be extremely tempted by an invitation to manage the Stars.

    “Managing the Kenyan national team would be an exciting opportunity for me. They have such enormous talent, with players in the local leagues and in Europe. It would not take so long before they become a formidable force in football,” SuperSport.com quoted Siasia as saying on the Kenya’s job.

    Kenya plays in the same group as Nigeria in the FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifiers – both teams will meet on March 22, 2013 in Abuja.

     

     

  • Why Siasia snubbed India deal

    Why Siasia snubbed India deal

    Former head coach of the Nigerian national team, Samson Siasia has moved to clear the air over the reasons his proposed move to the India Premier League fell through.

    Siasia was said to be on a list of coaches and semi-retired world stars like former Super Eagles’ captain, Austin Okocha who had been pencilled for the India Premier League.

    The former Nantes striker has now explained the reasons for the failure of the deal to go through.

    “I was supposed to go to India and something happened and the contract was cancelled. This was because the project (The India Premier League) never hit the ground running,” Siasia told supersport.com.

    The 45-year-old said he was impressed with the plans of the Indians to revitalize football in the country.

    “They had big plans and were ready to invest big money in the project. They had a proposed rule which would have seen at least five Indian players in the starting eleven of each team.

    “They wanted the home lads to learn from the experienced professionals who would come in but there was a problem and the project had to be scrapped,” he said.

    Siasia also responded to speculation that he was still out of a job as he did not possess the requisite qualifications to manage at the top level.

    “If I don’t have a license, I would never have coached the (Nigerian) national team. If you want to coach, it is all about connections.

    “If you have the right manager, you will always have a team to coach. It is the same with players as well. I have had a lot of offers from teams but I cannot just start announcing that teams are chasing me. It is not my style,” he said.