NFF Appoints Siasia as U-23 Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Wednesday appointed former Under-20, Under-23 and senior national team coach, Samson Siasia, as the head coach of the U-23 team.
Siasia was re-appointed during an executive committee meeting which held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.


A communique signed by the chairman of the drafting committee, Suleiman Kwande, said,“The committee also appointed Mr. Samson Siasia as the new head coach of the U-23 men’s team. He will be assisted by Fatai Amoo, while the Technical and Development will recommend the other members of the crew”

The 47-year old former Super Eagles striker led the U-20 team, Flying Eagles, to the finals of both the 2005 U-20 World Cup and the U-20 African Youth Championship. He won the African Youth Championship and made it to the finals of the tournament where he lost 2–1 to Argentina.