NFF To Siasia: Get Down To Business

L-R: Director General of National Sports Commission, NSC,  Dr. Patrick Ekeji, Coach Samson Siasia and former Lagos FA chairman, Waheed Akanni at the Nigerian International Football Expo 2010 held at the Sheraton Hotels in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.

•L-R: Director General of National Sports Commission, NSC, Dr. Patrick Ekeji, Coach Samson Siasia and former Lagos FA chairman, Waheed Akanni at the Nigerian International Football Expo 2010 held at the Sheraton Hotels in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.

The newly appointed Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia has been told to  get down to serious business after his unveiling in Abuja on 1 December.

Acting Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Musa Adamu, said the  enormous  work on the shoulder of the former Nigerian international will not allow  him the luxury of celebrating his appointment as the coach of the senior national  team.

•L-R: Director General of National Sports Commission, NSC, Dr. Patrick Ekeji, Coach Samson Siasia and former Lagos FA chairman, Waheed Akanni at the Nigerian International Football Expo 2010 held at the Sheraton Hotels in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.

“Siasia needs to do a lot of behind the scene works to get himself in position for  the task ahead. He has to sit down and watch video clips of past matches of the  teams and some of our players in both the local and foreign leagues. I don’t think  he has enough time to celebrate his appointment. It is better for him to sit down  and do the job now,” he said.

Meanwhile, Siasia’s much anticipated trip to Europe to meet with some players of the  Eagles is not certain.

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Speaking yesterday at the Sheraton Hotels, Lagos, venue of the Nigerian  International Football Expo, Siasia said the NFF is still working out the modalities  for the trip, adding that availability of funds will determine the next line of  action.

He also disclosed that the Eagles will henceforth be making use of the FIFA Free  days starting from the one in February next year.

He disclosed that preparations for the remaining Nations Cup qualifiers will begin  in January with the home-based players resuming camping ahead of the friendly and  the qualifying match against Ethiopia in March, 2011.

—Taiwo Adelu & Wale Joseph

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