Following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh as the coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has wasted ...
Following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh as the coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has wasted no time in re-appointing current U23 coach, Samson Siasia as the new senior national team coach.
Samson Siasia who is a former coach of the Super Eagles will be saddled with the responsibility of getting the Super Eagles through the upcoming 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. He will work with Salisu Yusuf, Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu.
Here's the full NFF oficial statement:
"Nigeria has re-appointed Samson Siasia as Head coach of the senior National Football team, Super Eagles. He will work with respected tactician Salisu Yusuf, FIFA U-17 World Cup-winner Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu for the upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt.
"The combination was recommended by the NFF Technical and Development Committee following Sunday Oliseh's resignation on Twitter in the early hours of Friday.
"Siasia served as Super Eagles' Head Coach between December 2010 and October 2011, before his contract was terminated following the team's failure to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations."
