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Last Updated: Monday, November 8th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page NFA keeps Siasia waiting over camping By Ejiro Femi-Babafemi Reporter, Lagos   The Nigeria Football Association is still keeping Flying Eagles chief coach, Samson Siasia, in the dark as to where the team would be camped ahead of the African Youth Championship (AYC) scheduled for January in Republic of Benin. Siasia had travelled to Abuja last week to firm up arrangements on the next stage of preparations but was told by NFA Scribe, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, that discussion for a new campsite was in progress. On this score, the ex-international was informed that before 15 November a location would have been chosen so that preparations could commence immediately given the fact that the time is short. “That was what I was made to understand that between the 10th and 15th of this month they would have secured a site for us. Probably what is holding them back is that no state has come out to say they are interested in hosting us,” said Siasia, who revealed this in a telephone interview at the weekend. Prior to their AYC qualifier against Burkina Faso, which they won 5-2 on goals aggregate, the national team was camped in Ibadan, Oyo State, but speculations abound that the players have kicked against Ibadan on the premise that the state Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, failed to honour his promise. Sources informed Daily Independent that Ladoja promised each player N50,000 should they qualify for the championship. Siasia, who at a time was said to have abandoned the team owing to alleged interference from Technical Director Kashimawo Laloko, revealed that he was happy with the recent state of the team given the support he has enjoyed from the players. He, however, added that notwithstanding the fact that his request for foreign camping was turned down by NFA, it still did not reduce the team’s chances of lifting the trophy, but he hinged such chances on the necessary facilities which have to be provided by the NFA leadership. Siasia becomes the second ex-Super Eagles international to coach the team after Stephen Keshi now with the Togolese national team, who guided the team to the 2001 edition held in Ethiopia.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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