SEE WHAT MAKES THE NIGERIA’S UNDER-23 TEAM COACH, SAMSON SIASIA, TO BECOME VERY EMOTIONAL

The vibrant U-23 team coach, Samson Siasia joyfully said, “We are here to win. You cannot come this far, go through what we went though, and then just give up. We will do everything we can to make sure we will get the gold medal,” coach in apparent reference to the scandalous manner how the team got stranded in Atlanta USA after their pre- tournament training tour.

Now, with a little more effort in the medal zone, Siasia’s vision of another Olympic medal is about to become a reality. But he will have to fight for the victory over the Danes.

“I just want to say thanks to the players. Yesterday, (Friday) we were worried about the defense but they came out and played very well. We played against a good team in Denmark. The guys have to be applauded for the performance and scoring two goals,” said Siasia.

John Mikel Obi, who Captained the Nigerian Under-23, got the curtain raiser with Aminu Umar scoring the second goal to silence Denmark and a qualifying ticket to the semi final at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paolo on Wednesday evening.