Siasia Assures On Nigeria’s Dream Team.

Lekan Sowande

The Coach of the Nigerian under-23 national football team, Samson Siasia, has assured the country of victory in this month’s Olympics qualifier duel South-Africa.

Speaking with Voice of Nigeria in Abuja during training, Coach Siasia said he had prepared his boys well for the crucial match.

‘’I have prepared my boys for the game, much harder than we’ve done for any previous game and I can tell you that we will do the country proud on March 26”, Siasia said.

He said there are 30 players in camp now but he expects some foreign based players to arrive camp at the end of next week.
 

Enthusiasm

Siasia, who scored a decisive goal for Nigeria against Argentina at the 1994 World Cup, says he is looking forward to the encounter against the South-African under 23 team with enthusiasm.

In his words, “I have been told that six of their players featured for South Africa’s senior team at the Olympics. That’s good; it means we’re in for a tough match. I love tough games; my boys love tough games.'' 

Decisive

The Nigeria versus South-Africa match is scheduled for March 26 in Abuja.

And a win for Nigeria will qualify the Dream Team IV for the football event of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

And as Nigeria prepares for the crucial tie, the Nigerian FA is leaving no stone unturned for the team to achieve the victory.
 

Already the team had played some friendly games while more have been lined up for the team.

The Dream Team 1V will next week take on the home –based Super Eagles in a friendly game at the National Stadium in Abuja.

// Qasim