Rio: Problems force more roles on Siasia

Siasia

There are more than one person in the Samson Siasia that this reporter has observed closely here in the Olympic team’s camp in Atlanta, USA.

There’s Siasia the coach. We have Siasia the team marketer, Siasia the father and Siasia the Public Relations man for NIGERIA.

The realities in the team have compelled these roles. Time will tell the extent to which he could achieve in these roles. But would he not be better concentrating on his coaching job and see the impact his team çould make at the Rio Olympics?

The last time he was on this job he won a silver, losing gallantly to Argentina through a goal from Di MARIA. Messi had been well checked but Di Maria proved an angel to the Argentines and Siasia lost a second title to the South Americans having lost the Under 17 World Cup to them before the Beijing Olympics.

Yes, ordinarily, Siasia would certainly be better concentrating on his coaching job. But these are not ordinary times for the team. These are hard times for the team and if he does only the coaching job he may fail in Rio.

The team arrived here without money and Nigeria is not even responsible for their stay in their first 10 days here.

A private person is paying their bills but his sponsorship is for only ten days after which the team could be stranded if Abuja does not react.