By Gracious Akujobi Head coach of National Under-23 team, Samson Siasia has said that his team may not participate in the Super Six tournament which being organised by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and League Management Company (LMC) for clubs preparing for continental competitions. Stop.
He told Prompt News that the team will be heading to Tunisia for two friendly games against their Tunisian counterparts on January 24 and 28, adding that the two matches will help his team more than participate in the Super six .
“I think the games in Tunisia will be more beneficial to the team than playing in the Super Six. I have told the NFF about it but if they insist may be we divide the team into two to play both in Tunisia and here in the Super Six tournament.
“The players I have here have been carefully picked after series of screening exercise and I am optimistic they would give the result I want by delivering when called upon. These boys here are the best in their age bracket in the country and I believe in them” he said.
On the Tunisia game, Siasia said the team will jet out to Tunisia on January 22 to return on January 29 after two games stressing that efforts are geared towards ensuring that the Dream Team have a good outing in the double header against Tunisia.
Prompt News recalls that four teams in the Glo Premier league: Kano Pillars, Enyimba FC, Warri Wolves and Dolphins FC are to participate in the Super Six alongside U-23 (Dream Team) and U-20 (Flying Eagles) between January 22 and February 2.
