Beijing Olympics: Fasuba, Siasia Target Olympics Gold

Nigeria’s Under-23 national team coach, Samson Siasia, says his focus is winning the Beijing Olympic Games football event gold having been shut out of the Super Eagles coaching job.
Siasia who came tops at the interview conducted by the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) for the Eagles coaching job may not clinch it following feelers from the NFA. The football house, it was learnt, has resolved to name Shuaibu Amodu as Super Eagles coach.
Siasia said in an interview that his failure to clinch the Super Eagles job would serve as his motivation in winning the Olympics gold medal.
According to him, winning the gold in Beijing will put him in a pole position for the Super Eagles job in future, reiterating that he was not bothered losing the Eagles job.
 He said "I am not bothered about the Super Eagles coaching job for now. My target is winning the gold in Beijing. After winning it, then I will know where to go next. I am sure by then I will be in a better position to vie for the Eagles job," he said.
Meanwhile, Africa's 100m 9.84sec record holder, Olusoji Fasuba, has said that his target at the Beijing Olympic Games is winning the gold medal in the dash event and possibly breaking the existing world record.
Fasuba made this declaration in Lagos, South-western Nigeria during the final of the second edition of the U-18 athletics championship sponsored by soft drink giants, Coca-Cola.
 
He said he has what it takes, in terms of determination and talents to win the Beijing Olympics 100m gold medals.He however noted that funds should be released on time for adequate preparation.
 
He said those athletes that win at the Olympics do so because of adequate preparation, noting that what separates him from others was funds to adequately prepare for the Olympics. He said he has in abundance talents and determinations, which are the ingredients that athletes need to, win major events.
 
He said "I have competed with world class athletes, the difference between us only exits in colour. When it comes to talent and abilities, I think am up there”.
 
On making the youths more responsive to athletics, Fasuba said Coca-Cola has begun a good thing which would benefit a lot of youths that kept their head down to learn.

 
NP/MICHAEL