Nigerian coach Samson Siasia has revealed that he is open to negotiating with the Nigeria Football Federation if they approach him for the Super Eagles coaching job, Soccernet.ng reports.
Since Siasia retired from active football in 2000, he has spent a huge chunk of his coaching career with Nigeria. The former Julius Berger man was appointed the Flying Eagles coach between 2005 and 2007 before getting promoted to the under-23 team.
Siasia was in charge of Nigeria's under-23 team for three years before getting appointed as the senior team's coach in 2010. However, he was sacked after failing to land the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations ticket.
He got the job again in 2016 on an interim basis, but he barely lasted months before he was let go.
Siasia has been out of work for five years after FIFA banned him from all football-related activities due to corruption.
However, the 57-year-old is back from his ban, and he has been touted as a potential option for the Super Eagles job owing to their lack of a permanent gaffer.
When asked if he was willing to take on the Super Eagles job, Siasia revealed that he was open but would want a proper contract to avoid problems.
“I know the situation we're in, but you just have to negotiate. I have to sit down and discuss with them. I just don't want to jump in if they ask me to come in there because it's a very difficult situation,” Eguavoen told Lagos Talks.
“Nigerians don't want to hear anything other than a win. But if you don't have a team and you don't plan well, how can you win?
“So it has to be back and forth discussions and compromises to see how we can meet on a common ground.
“I'm not going to throw myself in there. The Super Eagles job is not the only job in the world. I want to win, but I have to do it the right way, they have to do it the right way.”
Augustine Eguavoen is currently the interim coach of the Super Eagles. He was in charge of Nigeria's last two games against Benin and Rwanda, and claimed one win and a draw.
Are we discussing Samson Siasia here or Austin Eguavoen?….Na wa for all these cut and paste journalists o….
If siasia is given the eagles job, I will forever cease to respect the leadership of the sport community in Nigeria. And I will stop watching the eagles games.
Someone that has been out of the game for more than five years. what does he has to offer?
He was never successful with the super eagles then, how much more now.
the content is not cut and paste read to the end before you comment
Frank, please read the article very well. It is about Siasia
How come Equavoen’s was mentioned by Lagos Talk. This article is what I will call cut and paste. The name of Equavoen mentioned as the leader interim coach of Super Eagles was appropriate .
This is bad journalism. You can agree or disagree, that is your choice.
coach samson siasia is the best coach that I know in Nigeria and in Africa a man got to the final of the under 20, 2005 and still got to final of 2008 benjin Olympic, is bcos the nff are not ready to give him that job, they know right person for the job.
Thanks for this articles. I loves both of them the are good materials for the job. Pls for now I and football loving Nigerians we are praying daily for better Super eagles. Pls allow Super Austin Equavon to continue in building the National team He possess the charima to work we the players and the staff at any time. Pls Siasia should go for refresher course 5yrs off field is not a joke. Tnks
perhaps they should give Siasia the falcons job as part of a refresher program or a way of testing his good ability again
we’re talking about 2 good home based coaches @the moment; Eguavoen & Siasia perhaps against 2 national team vacant slots; “Super Eagles” & “Super Falcons”
it should be distributed to them both let’s see what they do to rescue our football!