Former Nigerian footballer and coach, Samson Siasia, has opened up about his experience as the head coach of the Super Eagles, taking over after the abrupt departure of Sunday Oliseh in 2016.
In a podcast with ex-international Emmanuel Babayaro and journalist Matthew Edafe on Saturday, Siasia shed light on the circumstances surrounding his appointment and the challenges he faced during his brief tenure.
“Oliseh ran away. He’s been a runner since… Like Don Johnson, what do you call him? Yes, here I was coaching the Olympic team. Oliseh said he no do again, saying he don move. Why? We don’t know,” Siasia recounted, referring to Oliseh’s sudden resignation as the Super Eagles coach.
Siasia further revealed that he was initially reluctant to take over the national team, stating, “They said, coach, you go take over. I said take over what? they said Super Eagles, I said no I don’t want to. I said I didn’t want to because that’s not my team. I cannot get control of that team in two weeks. In two weeks you are playing against Egypt.”
