Friday, February 26, 2016

Siasia Replaces Oliseh As Super Eagles Coach


Siasia Replaces Oliseh As Super Eagles Coach
Talk about the stone that the builder refused and Coach Samson Siasia comes to mind as the Nigeria Football Federation has reappointed him the head coach of the Super Eagles following the sudden resignation of Sunday Oliseh from the position.
Coach Siasia
The former Super Eagles striker, was appointed Friday as replacement for his former colleague, Sunday Oliseh, who resigned hours earlier.
Siasia 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, thenff.com, the official website of the Nigeria Football Federation, reported Friday.
Siasia worked 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.
Amuneke led the Nigeria U-17 male to a fifth FIFA World Cup title in Chile in 2015.
Salisu Yusuf and Alloy Agu were in the immediate past crew led by Oliseh.



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