Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has unequivocally stated that the proposed

appointment of former Super Eagles striker, Samson Siasia as the new coach of the senior national team is still on the cards.

Maigari insisted that despite speculations making the round that talks with the coach who guided Nigerian Flying Eagles and the U-23 Dream Team IV to the 2005 U-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympics where he won silver for Nigeria could be quashed, the new NFF board remain hopeful that Siasia will become the next boss of the Super Eagles.

A former member of the Sani Lulu Abdullahi led NFF board where he served as the Finance Committee Chairman, Maigari made this declaration during the National Sports summit on Tuesday at the Eko Hotels and Suites, in Lagos.

“Samson Siasia’s Eagles appointment is still in the plans of the Nigeria Football Federation.

Since government is a continuum, we shall carry on with what is already an ongoing deal as it were.

Although this is a new board, don’t forget that I was also in the former board that began the negotiations with Siasia.

At the right time, we will make an official pronouncement on the matter,” the Bauchi State- born administrator assured.

Samson Siasia who is currently chief coach of Nigeria’s representatives at the CAF Champions League, Heartland was due to be unveiled today (September 1) as substantive coach of the Super Eagles, taking over from his one-time teammate during their playing days, Austine Eguavoen who is in charge of the team on temporary basis.