Siasia deserves another chance 'Dosu Joseph

ATLANTA '96 Olympics gold medal-winning goalkeeper, Dosu Joseph has appealed to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to give Super Eagles handler, Samson Siasia second chance.Speaking to Tribunesports Wednesday at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan, during a friendly match between Dream Team V and Westerlo FC, Dosu said Siasia has helped the country to build a strong team and there was the need for him to continue to make the Eagles stronger .Dosu stated " We should remember that the same Siasia has won for this country the African Youth Championship and has also helped the counrty to earn the Silver Medal in 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2008 Beijing Olympics football tournament. It is unfortunate that he could not qualify Nigeria for the 2012 AFCON but we can still hope he can do better, we should not sack him but give him the chance to redeem himself.''The former Julius Berger FC of Lagos goalkeeper feared that the notion of immediate results from Nigerian teams would only give the country temporary relief.''If we are looking to the future and with the team Siasia has now, then we have to let him be, our penchant for quick results will always backfire.''He reasoned that if Nigerians could endure with Dutch coach, Clemens Westerhof for five years, then asking Siasia to go after less than a year could be destructive. "Westerhof didn't do very well in his first year but in another four years, we were proud of the team he raised for us at USA '94 World Cup. On this premise, I urge more time for Siasia.
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