Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick believes Coach Samson Siasia can come up with the formula to steer the Nigeria U-23 past Germany in today’s Men’s Olympic Football Tournament semi- final in Sao Paulo.
“As a Federation, we have always had confidence in Samson Siasia. We believed in him enough to appoint him to head the U-23 crew and gave him all the support, including organizing several friendlies and invitational tournaments for the team over the past 18 months.
“When there was a sudden vacancy in the Super Eagles and we had two crucial matches at hand, we called on Samson Siasia. Personally, and as NFF President, I have confidence that Siasia can take the team to the final match on Saturday,” Pinnick said on arriving in Sao Paulo on Tuesdaymorning.
Despite several challenges, Siasia’s team has pleasantly surprised, edging Japan 5-4 only five hours after arriving in Brazil, going ahead to beat Sweden and then dispatching Denmark 2-0 in the quarter finals to set up a clash with Germany.
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