SUPER Eagles coach Samson Siasia has delayed surgery on his right knee till a final decision is taken on his fate.Siasia was due to undergo surgery in Germany for a nagging knee injury, but has had to postpone it till a decision by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is known on whether he should continue or be replaced as Nigeria coach.The former Nantes and Lokeren of Belgium star has been ordered not to travel out of the country till a final decision on him is taken.The NFF is yet to announce a date for its executive meeting during which a decision is expected to be made on the recommendation of its technical committee.The technical committee concluded last Thursday that Siasia has failed to meet the first target enshrined in his contract which says he should qualify Nigeria to at least the semi-final of the 2012 Nations Cup.The committee therefore advised that foreign coaches be hired as both technical director as well as Super Eagles coach.Meanwhile, NIGERIAN forward Osaze Odemwingie admits to feeling stung by the criticism he received in the light of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations failure.Many fans blamed him for missed begging chances in the 2-2 draw at home to Guinea, when a win was needed to qualify."Critics were looking for reasons and I felt a little bit over-blamed for the team's failure to qualify," he said."It was a collective effort. I think the personal criticism was more about my relationship with the manager."I think that's what caused this situation. I had a little dispute with the coach and he has a lot of support in Nigeria so there was a little negative reaction to it."In March this year, Odemwingie was dropped by Nigeria's coach Samson Siasia after leaving a training camp without permission.The striker was forced to miss June's 2-2 qualifying draw in Ethiopia, where the dropped points resulted in another hammer blow to the Super Eagles' qualifying chances.Injury then deprived Odemwingie of contesting September's 2-0 win in Madagascar, meaning his appearance against Guinea was his first competitive international in six months.Nonetheless, a few missed chances ensured he earned widespread vilification as Nigeria failed to qualify for the Nations Cup for the first time since the 1986 finals."It's been tough," Odemwingie added. "My country is so big and we didn't qualify for the African Nations Cup and football means so much to them."
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