Nigeria’s Under 23 team at the ongoing Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea suffered a 6-2 loss in the hands of Denmark. In their first game, the Samson Siasia’s boys were defeated by a lone goal in the 86th minutes from a free kick. In the second match against Denmark on Saturday morning, the Nigerian…
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Siasia Blames Fatigue For Korea Loss
Coach of the Under 23 team, Samson Siasia, claimed fatigue was responsible for his side’s loss to South Korea in the opening game of the 4-Nation Suwon Invitational Tournament in the Asian country. Nigeria’s Under 23 team lost 1-0 to the Korean side in their first game at the Suwon World Cup Stadium through Choi…
Siasia Names Mikel Obi New Eagles Captain
Caretaker coach of the Nigerian senior football team, Samson Siasia, has announced John Mikel Obi as the new captain. The Chelsea midfielder takes over the Super Eagles captain armband from CSKA Moscow’s Ahmed Musa. The pacey player who plies his trade in Russia took over the Eagles captainship from former team’s goalie, Vincent Enyeama, which…
Siasia Replaces Oliseh As Eagles Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the appointment of Samson Siasia as the head of Coach of senior national football team, Super Eagles. Siasia is making his return as the coach of the team after a first spell in 2010, where he succeeded Swedish coach, Lars Lagerbäck. However, he was fired by the NFF…