Will embattled Super Eagles coach,Samson Siasia be a footnote in Nigerian football history after today's emergency meeting of the Nigeria Football Federation in Abuja?
The federation's technical sub-committee had recommended the termination of the coach's N5M a month contract after making history as the first coach to supervise Nigeria's non-qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations under a democractic dispensation.A certain Patrick Ekeji,who now sits as the director general at the National Sports Commission holds the honour of being the first coach who failed to qualify Nigeria for the African mundial albeit his was under a military dispensation in 1986.
Competent sources in the NFF informed Complete Sports last night that Siasia is 70% gone as coach of the Super Eagles but warned thus:This is Nigeria and anything can still happen.
''Siasia is fighting desperately to hold onto the job and I will not be surprised if he manages to get somebody high up there in government to plead his cause and force President Goodluck Jonathan to intervene;,reveals one of he top NFF executive committee member who pleaded not to be named.
Initial rumours in local football circle had it that President Jonathan who happens to come from the same state as Siasia has told the NFF not to touch his annointing. This was soon dispelled as mere name dropping with anti-Siasia group pointing accusing fingers at a certain Moses Siasia, cousin of the embattled Eagles boss who works in the presidency as the one pulling the President Jonathan string.
Unsure of which way the pendulum was swinging,the Honourable Sports Minister,Yusuf Suleiman had to tell the NFF to stay action until he gets an authentic confirmation from the Presidency.
It was reported that the Minister could not get the true stand of the president on the matter and ths has emboldened the NFF chieftains who now believe the coast is clear to tell Siasia to go.
Under Siasia, the Eagles managed a record of five wins, three draws and a loss to Argentina in a rematch in September.
While he failed to lead the country’s ‘B’ team to successfully defend their sub-regional WAFU title.
However, Siasia was never far from controversies as he rowed with some of the team’s top stars like Osaze Odemwingie and Vincent Enyeama, fuelling whispers that he has lost charge of his dressing room.
There have been suggestions that he sought the help of those in high places to keep his job with his position being that he needs more time to build the formidable team 150 million Nigerians dream of.
The technical committee have advised that an expatriate lead the country’s full international team because the local coaches have fallen short.
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