Samson Siasis also talks about Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze.
Since winning the 2015 FIFA U-17 tournament in Chile, it has not been rosy for Nigeria in global age-grade competitions like it used to be.
PT: You must be impressed with Osimhen’s move to Napoli, what was going through your mind when this deal was going on?Well, I’m happy that the deal went through after much delay, it’s a good thing for Nigerian football. If you look at the way he’s been playing before now, you’re sure you’re going to get 110 per cent from him, that is the kind of attitude we need from our players, to be serious-minded.
PT: But some school of thought believe going to Italian Serie A can be counter-productive for the young striker who is trying to stabilize his career most especially if you consider how dangerous and brutal Serie A defenders are. What is your thought on this?If you look at Ronaldo, at 33-34 he is still scoring goals. As long as you’re a goal scorer it doesn’t matter where you go, you will still score goals. I don’t think that is going to stop him.
We need to break it down to segment without having to tie them in one location. Pick the right players’ in the village or town or whatever. The coaches will do that one, then bring them together in one location where one of the head coaches of the U-17 national team then come around and pick the right one to train with. But if we keep saying my brother gives me money or bribe or something, we’re not going to pick the right players. This has been our biggest problem.
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