NIGERIA'S ouster from next year's Africa Nations Cup would not change even if Super Eagles' coach, Samson Siasia, were to be sacked today, Golden Eaglets' former handler, Sebastian Brodricks, has said.A disappointed Brodricks told The Guardian from Benin yesterday that it was a show of shame in Abuja at the weekend as the star-studded Eagles failed to match their words with action on the field of play in their last group match of the 2012 Nations Cup qualifier against Guinea.'It is a shame indeed and worrisome that the players, who are all doing well in their various clubs, failed to replicate this against the Guineans on Saturday,' the Bendel Insurance former coach lamented. 'I think the team has been embroiled in lots of problems, including from indiscipline, and this came to fore in the match. I am short of words because I cannot imagine that we will not be playing at the Nations Cup next year.'I am surprised that the players were so lackadaisical in their approach to the game. The way they played showed that they were not determined and this cost us the Nations Cup. I know so many people will be calling for the sack of Samson Siasia, being the coach.'But I want them to know that if they sack Siasia, that is not the solution. They need to just allow Siasia to stay and ensure that his role is well defined than just being the coach of the senior team but scouting for players all over the country.'Nevertheless, according to Brodricks, the exit of the continent's super powers like Egypt, Cameroun, Nigeria and South Africa may mean the emergence of fresh powers, especially in Africa. He said: 'If teams like Niger can qualify for the Nations Cup, it goes to show that every country is improving and no country is ready to play second fiddle to others.'Even when Cote d'Ivoire football went down, they were able to rise again and are still among the top teams in Africa, while Burkina Faso has not been doing badly lately.'So it is a big shame that Nigeria will not be at Equatorial Guinea/Gabon next year. I am pained and disappointed in the team. We must find a lasting solution to the problems bedeviling our football.
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