The head coach of the Under-23 team Samson Siasia described his players victory against Japan in yesterday’s Olympic opener as a ...
The Team arrived 5hrs earlier in Manaus from Atlanta, where they did their preparations , before the kickoff at the Amazonia Stadium.
The Proud coach said “I cant explain what happened. My boys challenged science to win ,
what gave us this game was the mental toughness of the boys.
For a sports team not to train since 2 days and still put up this performance its a miracle.
You know that when players are tired they tend to lose focus. That is why we conceded four goals. For now, all I can say is I just want to go and appreciate this victory with my players.”
what gave us this game was the mental toughness of the boys.
For a sports team not to train since 2 days and still put up this performance its a miracle.
You know that when players are tired they tend to lose focus. That is why we conceded four goals. For now, all I can say is I just want to go and appreciate this victory with my players.”
The coach continued explaining that the victory over Japan was “just the first step” towards winning the goal medal.
He said:“We just t won a singe game and it wont get to our heads.
The important thing is to win the gold and this is just the first step of us achieving that aim. No two games are the same, for me this hurdle is over, when I wake up tomorrow I will then think of my next game.”
