CAF U-23: Nigeria v Egypt: We’re not Father Xmas, Siasia charges players

Kick-off: 6:45pm
Head coach of the U-23 national team, Dream Team VI
Samson Siasia has said his players cannot afford to give
out free gifts to the Egyptians when they play the second
group game today at the ongoing U-23 African Nations
Cup in Senegal.

Coach Siasia made this
disclosure yesterday at the
pre-match press conference
held at the Caroline Faye
Stadium, M’Bour.
According to Siasia, “We were
damn lucky in our first game
against Mali, after watching
that game again, all I can say
is that this is not Christmas yet
and as such my players can not give out free gifts,
because if we do that against an organised side like Egypt
who are good in set pieces, then we are finished”
“Our target today is to go all out and attack, attack, attack,
because that is our strong point, then we will work on our
defence line, so that we don’t give out cheap and easy
passes to our opponents”
Expressing satisfaction with the performance of his team
despite conceding two second half goals, the U-23 gaffer
said what is uppermost was that they won the game and
got the 3 points, and that a win against Egypt will put the
team in the semi final, so they have to work very hard.
On whether he will  use Chile U-17 top scorer Victor
Osimhen in the competition, coach Siasia had this to say
“the young man is in my plans, when the right time comes
I will introduce him, he has a lot of potentials that I can
tell you, but we need to wait for the right time, he is a part
of this team.
The game against the junior pharaohs of Egypt comes up
Wednesday 6.45 pm Nigerian time at the Caroline Faye
Stadium, M’Bour.

Posted: at 2-12-2015 12:41 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

My Prediction: Nigeria 3: 1 Egypt

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Posted: at 2-12-2015 02:06 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

But u did give out xmas gifts wen u were 2nil up...
Make sure u no how to close a game next time especially wen ur 2nil up...
It's no surprise cos u gifted Mali 2 goals which shows dat ur team doesn't no how to keep a lead...

Posted: at 3-12-2015 06:12 PM (9 years ago) | Hero