Head Coach of the Nigeria U-23 team, Samson Siasia has disclosed that any of the players invited from the domestic scene who fails to report to camp
by Monday, 25th April should not bother coming to camp, as the technical crew will work with only players available to them and are willing to play at the Olympics.
Speaking after the team's training session at the practice pitch of the Abuja National Stadium, Coach Siasia said he does not want to make the mistake of the past when players who had been pencilled down by the coaching crew were not available when needed.
“I want to work with only the players on ground, and to get them to the shape I want,” Siasia reiterated.
Also he said he has plans to include experienced over aged players in his final 23 man squad
“Yes, I have read of plans by Sweden to include someone like Zlatan Ibramovich as one of their over –aged players for the Games. Good for them, but as far as we are concerned, there is nothing like fear. For us, we are trying to put up a team, and that will determine which players we are going to bring. We have played against players of stronger calibre than Zlatan. We have played against Lionel Messi and Di Maria and others.
The U-23 coach said he smiled and stood near Brazil coach, Dunga after the draws at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro: “I told myself this is the man I would be playing against in the Final Match!”
