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NFF Reappoints Samson Siasia as Super Eagles Coach
Outgone Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh as been ‘substituted with former coach,Samson
Siasia. Siasia who is currently the head coach of the under-23 national team is expected to work with Salisu Yusuf, Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu for the upcoming 2017 African Nations
Cup. Read the official statement below.
“Nigeria has re-appointed Samson
Siasia as Head Coach of the Senior
National Football Team, Super
Eagles. He will work with
respected tactician Salisu Yusuf,
FIFA U-17 World Cup –winner
Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy
Agu for the upcoming 2017 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifiers against
Egypt.
The combination was
recommended by the NFF
Technical and Development
Committee following Sunday
Oliseh’s resignation on twitter in
the early hours of Friday.
Siasia served as Super Eagles’
Head Coach between December
2010 and October 2011, before his
contract was terminated following
the team’s failure to qualify for
the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.”
