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Former Super Eagles defender and a member of the team of Atlanta
1996 Olympics football team, Kingsley Obiekwu, has expressed confidence in the
ability the new Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, to perform well at the task
of revamping the national team.

Responding to media personnel at the National Stadium, Obiekwu
said: “He (Siasia) has played in Nigeria and Europe and he knows what it takes
to be a good coach. He has paid his dues with the junior teams and I think now
is the time to allow the indigenous coaches to do what they know how to do.”

Obiekwu also advised the new coach to use scouts to source for
players. “There are very many good Nigerian players here and abroad that can
still play for the national team,” he said. “What Siasia needs to do is to just
scout for them. Since he cannot be everywhere at the same time, I will advice
he receives recommendation from people like ex- internationals and former
colleagues. However, picking who to field for his team should be his final
decision.”

Speaking also on the pitfalls he must avoid to have a successful tenure,
Obiekwu who says he trusts in the instinct of Siasia said, “I know he is a very
determined man and I know he would stand his ground,” he said. “He should not
allow the Nigeria Football Federation to toss him about. They have a way of
interfering that is not healthy. The best way to inculcate discipline to show
it and that is what Siasia should do.”