Siasia goes to England to meet the boys
Super Eagles’ coach, Samson Siasia, will travel to England this
weekend to meet with some of the country’s players, most of whom ply their
trade in the English Premier League.
The trip will serve as the first official parley between Siasia
and some of the country’s top stars since his emergence as the new coach of the
Super Eagles. He will also use the opportunity to sell his vision for building
a formidable Super Eagles side in the aftermath of last summer’s World Cup in
South Africa.
Amongst the players Siasia is expected to meet are Osaze
Odemwingie, Aiyegbeni Yakubu, Victor Anichebe, Victor Obinna, John Utaka, and
erstwhile Super Eagles skipper, Nwankwo Kanu. Siasia will also hold talks with
Chelsea’s John Mikel Obi, as well as his 1994 World Cup teammate, Michael
Emenalo, who is now Chelsea’s assistant coach.
He will also get to watch this Sunday’s English Premier League
clash between Chelsea and Manchester United at London’s Stamford Bridge. “I am
going to watch Chelsea and Manchester United this weekend, he recently posted
on his twitter account. “Will speak to the boys in UK, too.” Siasia will,
thereafter, travel to Turkey where he will meet with Super Eagles defender and
skipper, Joseph Yobo.
Siasia had earlier been scheduled to depart for England last weekend, but
the trip had to be put off for undisclosed reasons. There had been speculation
that the postponement had to do with the unavailability of funds by the Nigeria
Football Federation, but according to a statement made available by the
federation, Siasia had the trip moved a few days.
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