Siasia slams Dalung, NFF

.Quits as U-23 coach

SAMSON Siasia, who coached Nigeria’s men’s football team to a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, is quitting the game in his country because of what he describes as “a disrespectful system”.

Siasia to rest Stars against Colombia

Samson Siasia has disclosed that he intends to rest some of his starters in the Wednesday’s Group B final game against Colombia at the Arena dos Corinthians. Glory –chasing Nigeria U23 team has arrived in Sao Paulo ahead of Wednesday’s game against Colombia.

My boys are miracle workers, says Siasia

Nigeria U-23 team’s Head Coach, Samson Siasia, has described the Dream Team VI 5-4 victory in the Olympic opener against Japan as a miracle. The squad arrived Manaus from Atlanta, where they had gone for preparations, some five hours before the kickoff at the Amazonia Stadium.

REVEALED: Nigeria’s Schedule at the Olympics

Barely 20 Hours to the kick-off of the much expected 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, a full schedule of the sporting activities in which Team Nigeria will participate has been released.

Mikel to lead Nigerian U23 Olympics squad

Nigeria Under-23 head coach Samson Siasia has released his 18-man football squad for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel is the most experienced of the lot and goes in as one of the over-aged players alongside goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.

Dream Team VI for us visa appointment Thursday

Players and officials of Nigeria U23 team are expected to keep a visa appointment with the USA embassy on Thursday in Abuja.

The U23s are to train in Atlanta, USA, and Manchester in England prior to the Rio Olympics in August.

We learnt a lot from Suwon Tournament – Siasia

Head Coach of the Nigeria U-23 team, Samson Siasia has said his team learnt a lot from the 4 -Nation Suwon Invitational Tournament in Korea Republic, after his boys ended the invitational with a 3-1 defeat of Honduras on Monday.

Speaking at the post match press conference, Siasia said the experience in Korea was overwhelming.

Suwon Invitational Tournament: Siasia to make changes against Denmark

Dream Team VI head coach Samson Siasia has revealed that he will make changes in the starting XI against Denmark in the second game at the ongoing Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea.

Siasia said the changes are necessary to give all the players the opportunity to prove their mettle.

Injury knocks Oduduwa out of Korea tourney

Ace defender Segun Oduduwa has been knocked out of Nigeria’s U-23 team’s trip to the Suwon Invitational Tournament as a result of injury.

               

Team doctor, Sam Ogbondeminu said Oduduwa suffered the injury after he was badly tackled during one of the team's last training sessions at the practice pitch of the National Stadium, Abuja, disclosing that for now the player has been stabilized.

Olympics: Siasia lays down Wednesday deadline for foreign –based players

As preparations for the football event of Rio Olympics hot up, Coach Samson Siasia has handed down a warning to all the invited foreign –based players for the Suwon Invitational Tournament to report to camp on Wednesday or forget about making the team to the Games.

Makalala joins U-23 camp in Abuja

Lobi Stars' Victor Makalala has been invited to the national U-23 team, Sportinglens.blogspot.com can reveal.

Makalala joined the team’s camp at the Serob Legacy Hotel in Abuja on Thursday ahead of the preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympic men’s football event.

The 22-year-old star went on trials with Georgia FC of Atlanta Georgia, United States of America before he returned back home to join Lobi Stars at the beginning of the season on a year contract.

Olympics Draws: Nigeria opponents are tough, says Siasia

Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia has admitted that all the teams in the Nigeria Group B of the 2016 Men’s Olympic Football Tournament are tough.

Nigeria was drawn alongside Colombia, Japan and Sweden in a draws held at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil on Thursday.

Rio 2016: Dream Team VI get Japan, Colombia, Sweden draw

Nigeria have been drawn in Group B in the 2016 Rio Olympic Men’s Football Tournament along with 1948 winners Sweden and Japan and Colombia.

The draw was done Thursday at the Maracana and was witnessed by many top football personalities including Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia.