Nigeria U-23s head coach, Samson Siasia, has denied claims he intends to invite 60 players to camp ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, reports .
All the countries that will participate in the football event of the Olympics have been given a deadline of this week to submit a list of players that they will feature at the Games.
Nigeria will play in Group B alongside Japan, Sweden and Colombia.
"I never said I was inviting 60 players to camp, all I said was I have submitted a provisional list of 60 players from where I will select— Timi Ebikagboro (@ebikagboro) April 21, 2016
Siasia said he has only submitted a list of players from where he will pick his squad from.
“I never said I was inviting 60 players to camp, all I said was, I have submitted a list 60 players I will select the team from,” media officer of the side, Timi Ebikagboro, quoted Siasia as saying on Thursday.
