The coach has also expressed his confidence in U-17 team revelation, Victor Osimhen.
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Siasia, who led Nigeria to the final of the 2008 Olympics men’s football even, admits that because Nigeria didn’t qualify for the last Olympic Games in London, he doesn’t have any excuse not to qualify for Rio.
The Dream Team VI will further play group B counterparts, Egypt and Algeria in a bid to book their ticket to the Olympic Games holding in Rio de Janiero, Brazil in 2016.
An elated Siasia said he was relieved that his mother is now back in the comfort of their home unhurt.
“For me all I can say now is, based on the support shown me and my family, all I can do to repay Nigerians is to go out there and pick an Olympic ticket for the country”.
The delegation of 21 players, 10 officials arrived the Leopold Senghor International Airport, Dakar at 1.00am local time Thursday aboard an Arik Airline flight and were received by the head of chancery Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Haruna Musa on behalf of the Ambassador.
The team held their first training session later on Thursday.
The U-23 Eagles will kick off their campaign at the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations against Mali in Mbour on Sunday.
The other Group A match between Zambia and Tunisia will have Burkinabe Juste Ephrem Zio directing affairs from the middle.
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He said a win in the opening match of any tournament is very important and if the Dream Team will start with victory, they will surely settle into the competition and come out victorious.
