Embattled Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia will today know his fate regarding the Super Eagles plum job. After failing to qualify Nigeria for next year’s Nations Cup, the NFF technical committee met and forwarded their recommendations to the executive committee of the federation. Today, members of the committee will meet at the federation’s headquarters in Abuja to reach a final decision on the matter.
Embattled Siasia has been under intense pressure after the ouster.?? ?Former ex – internationals Tijjani Babangida, Garba Lawal, Emeka Ezeugo and Daniel Amokachi have all called for the sack of Siasia for failing to qualify the Eagles for the Nations Cup. Should Siasia get the boot, former internationals Daniel Amokachi and Sunday Oliseh have indicated interest in his job if the post is declared vacant by the NFF. Daniel Amokachi said, “I’ve not applied for the job, but certainly I will do that if the position is declared vacant by the Nigeria Football
Federation. I have the certificate and I am now a coaches’ instructor in Europe” The former Rancher Bees’ man said. “I have been there before (with the Super Eagles) when we won the WAFU Cup with players that are unknown. I brought out players like Fengor Ogude and Ahmed Musa. So I can manage them effectively,” he said.
For former midfielder, Sunday Oliseh, he is opting for the job because of the several requests. “After thousands of emails requests, I have decided to make myself available to coach the Super Eagles of Nigeria back to greater heights.
Being the most qualified coach my country can offer is useless if I do not put it into my country’s service especially now as it has become …,” he said in the incomplete tweet. Also today, the fate of Falcons coach Eucharia Uche will be decided after she failed to qualify Nigeria for the Olympics coming up next year in London. She had also earlier failed to qualify the Falcons to the All African games. It was the first time the Falcons failed to qualify for any continental competition.
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