place in Nigeria U23 squad for the Rio Olympics.
The Dream Team VI qualified for the global sports
showpiece having emerged as African champions at the Caf
U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.
Despite the burden of selecting his provisional squad for the
men’s football event, he disclosed that only the best players
will be picked to represent the country as he targets the
Olympics gold medal.
“Any of them selected will now be added to the players who
made us proud in Senegal for a full camping,” Siasia told the
NFF website.
“Mind you, no player is yet guaranteed a shirt in the team,
as I have always said only the best legs will make it to Rio
de Janeiro.
"Since we qualified for the football event of the Rio
Olympics, a lot of players both at home and abroad have
been calling me that they want to play for the country, so
myself and my assistants intend to use the first week of
camping to see these players who will bear the cost of their
trip to the camp and accommodate themselves.
"For now, time is not on our hands and as such, we need to
start work in a bid to present a team that will make
Nigerians proud in Brazil. For me, after winning silver at the
2008 Olympics in Beijing, my next target is to go all out for
gold in Rio, and I strongly believe we have the players that
can achieve this."
He also intends to make use of all the Fifa free days for
friendlies that would help him and his technical crew monitor invited players very closely.
"For now my plans are to utilize fully all the Fifa windows
beginning with the one in March, with the hope of taking
players selected to an accessible country in Europe where
all the overseas -based players can come with ease, play
one or two friendly games and then have them return to their respective clubsides,” he concluded.
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