Nigeria's Football Federation (NFF) has said that a decision on the future of Super Eagles' coach, Samson Siasia will be taken next week.

Before the meeting of the technical committee, a source close to the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) said that the federation has given their recommendation to the committee which includes among others the pros and cons of either retaining or sacking the embattled super eagles’ chief coach.

After a meeting that lasted for more than four hours, the technical committee which was divided on the matter said they have questioned the coach made their recommendations to the NFF executive committee for its consideration next week.

According to the Chairman of the federation's technical committee, Christopher Green, he said, “we have taken a very good decision though not a harsh one but will leave it for the executive committee to act on it by next week when they meet.”

Irate Nigerian fans had on Saturday protested after the country’s Nations Cup qualifying match that ended 2-2 at the Abuja National Stadium, ending the dreams of the country participating in the tournament next year as they called for Siasia’s sack.

The NFF's technical committee has deferred the decision on Samson Siasia until next week.

both nff and siasia are the same. if they like him so much, let them send him to be the assistant of falcons coach

sacking siasia is not the solution. Afterall, he cant take d whole blame for d unfortunate result last weekend. I think the players take most of d blame for obvious lack of commitment to the super eagles. And it's inexplicable to blame siasia ova his rigid stance on discipline in the team as if he is the only coach who does that in world football. In fact, top world class coaches with significant achievements have done that in recent times e.g Roberto Maicini on Tevez, jose maurinho on mario balotelli etc. Siasia shul b given a second chance.

The point is, I don't see a Coach who will make those boys do wonders! They are just not hungry and determined, a bunch of junks!!! We can blame Siasia for a few things just as many Coaches in the world also make a few mistakes but those guys with the exception of a few are not good materials. Not even the $10,000 promised them was enough motivation.

Our Super Eagles player would make possible the sack of any Coach!!!

X-factoria:

The point is, I don't see a Coach who will make those boys do wonders! They are just not hungry and determined, a bunch of junks!!! We can blame Siasia for a few things just as many Coaches in the world also make a few mistakes but those guys with the exception of a few are not good materials. Not even the $10,000 promised them was enough motivation.

*Our Super Eagles player would make possible the sack of any Coach!!!

* true word.

ebor:

sacking siasia is not the solution. Afterall, he cant take d whole blame for d unfortunate result last weekend. I think the players take most of d blame for obvious lack of commitment to the super eagles. And it's inexplicable to blame siasia ova his rigid stance on discipline in the team as if he is the only coach who does that in world football. In fact, top world class coaches with significant achievements have done that in recent times e.g Roberto Maicini on Tevez, jose maurinho on mario balotelli etc. Siasia shul b given a second chance.   

Effectiveness is a factor of *RESULT + *ATTRIBUTE

Is it possible to get a good coach with one and not the other,

A COACH WITH NO ATTRIBUTE - YES - He can be a good coach

A COACH WITH NO RESULT - NO - He can't be a good coach

Take a good example,

2 US presidents -

George Bush - Result - No, Attribute - Yes
According to the US he was a terrible president

Bill Clinton - Result - Yes, Attribute - No (Slept with his secretary)
According to the US he was a wonderful president

We can talk all we want,
Siasia is not a good coach,
Youth Coaching is not the same as coaching a Senior team.
REASON - An average coach can motivate young players
               It takes a very good coach to motivate some unmotivated senior team players.
Siasia failed to motivate the boys that's why he failed,

Siasia Sack Siasia!
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The NFF technical committee has asked for the sack of Samson Siasia as Eagles coach after he failed to qualify for the 2012 Nations Cup.

The committee also recommended that Stephen Keshi be appointed in a caretaker capacity before a competent foreign coach is hired for the country’s full international team, MTNFootball.com further scooped.

Shopping for a foreign coach may take longer than necessary with the Eagles due to play a 2013 Nations Cup qualifier in January.

According to top officials, Siasia has a four-year contract, which clearly stipulated that he qualifies Nigeria to at least the semi-final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations for it to be continued.

On Saturday, Nigeria failed to reach even the Nations Cup finals for the first time in 25 years.

Besides not meeting this target, his managerial and technical skills were also questioned.

“It’s obvious that this man cannot handle this team,” said a top technical committee member in reference to the highly publicised spats Siasia got into with some of the Eagles top stars like Osaze Odemwingie and Vincent Enyeama.

The executive committee of the NFF is now expected to meet next week to deliberate on these recommendations.

The committee headed by Chris Green met for over four hours Thursday afternoon at the NFF secretariat in Abuja with Samson Siasia appearing it to state his own case.

Siasia flew into the country from London ahead of his team so as to keep this date.

The technical committee members also made written submissions of their position, which will be forwarded to the executive board.

Former Nigeria World Cup coach Adeboye Onigbinde, who is bereaved, and Enyimba chairman, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, whose team are preparing for Sunday’s CAF Champions Semi-final second leg match against Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, were the only two absentees from the technical committee meeting on Thursday.

This was culled from mtnfootball.com

Sacking Samson Siasia is not the solution, let allow him to do the job, is the best man for the job. I know NFF will do the right thing

They said siasia was given a 3/4yrs contract to build a team, therefore he should nt be judged by the outcome of the ANC qualifiers.

I'd like to ask, does the fact that an SS1 student preparing for waec/neco to be written in 2/3 yrs time when he is promoted to SS3 mean he should fail his term exams in SS1 and SS2?

Siasia is good at managing 30yr olds playing under 20.
Not good at managing over 30 and 40 yr olds playing in the senior team,little wonder why there were personality clashes in the form of disciplinary issues.

Retain Siasia for the under 17 and under 20's.

Sacking Siasia will not solve our football problem. The players are to blame for not being able to make it to the nations cup. They are not dedicated, unpatriotic and highly indiscipline.

omeieme:

Sacking Siasia will not solve our football problem. The players are to blame for not being able to make it to the nations cup. They are not dedicated, unpatriotic and highly indiscipline.

who selects players?

I wonder why it's still up for debate. He should have been sacked ages ago. Mancini was head of inter, but could not progress to the QF of UCL. ENter Mourinho and Inter wins UCL. My point is " a good coach would find a way to work or resign if he feels he isnt getting enough co-operation. But our egunje based coaches dont care about quality or performance, they are just interested in retaining their jobs even after killing my dream of naija neva losing participation in AFCON. I was among those calling for Amodu's head last year, but this is worse than anything Amodu has ever done

i think siasia should go - he has not delivered on what he has promised whatsoever - he has not even motivated the players, if they had unity and togetherness in the camp, then i don't think they would have lost that match. but he is a ruler and not a leader - he should go abeg, let us bring in someone who can really build this team, the state of d football for dis country is too frustrating

We ve headache (siasia) then lets cut off our head (sack the coach).obviously cutting off the head is nt solution to headache,can we eva learn? We sacked onigbinde,when it was obvious dt he wd ve given us a young nd mobile team.same for amodu atleast we shd ve left him on for wc.please result takes time lets get continuity.

It appears that Nigerians want instant results without accounting for the requisite hardwork and the time it takes to produce such results. No wonder many of our youths involve themselves in fraudulent activities like 419, for they desire instantaneous wealth but lack the patience to work hard for such wealth; hence they engage in get-rich-quick type businesses. How do you expect Siasia to take over what everyone knows to be a mediocre Super Eagles and to, kaboom, perhaps in lightning speed, transform the dysfunctional Super Eagles team into a winning team?  To Siasia's credit, with the exception of the Argentina game, Siasia has not lost any game since he assumed the position of headcoach. Such unrealistic and unreasonable expectations, disturbingly coupled with the thirst for instantaneous results, are common expectations of people who live in the land of either the criminals or the foolish. I guess Nigeria is one of those lands.

Why havent they fired him sef?

Siasia shld be retained. Eguavon blew our aspirations for the AFCON by the loss in conakry. And Kudos shld be given to the Guineans for not letting up in the campaign. The eagles now play with more flair now than with Amodu's Lethargic eagles. I will take Siasia over any other coach anytime. I see the super eagles become a very lethal force in the future in Siasia's keep.

We can deceive ourselves for as long as we care!

Sacking Siasia will give us a thin temporary insecure cover from our real problem.

Why do we like immediate and quick but feeble solutions to our staunch problems.

The problem is from the top - putting the wrong pegs in the right hole.

The question we should ask is "who are the people we should make minister of sports?

Then NFF should comprise people who have been tried and tested in the sports industry not just some government sponsored individuals with zero knowledge of what it takes to run the NFF.

We must be honest with ourselves: Siasia nor the players are our problem. Our problem is our leadership  

Lets get it right from the grassroots and stop pretending like all is well  

Long live 9ja!!!

The problem with being nicknamed the "Super Eagles" is that you always have to justify that description. Now, more than ever, the tag seems inappropriate.

In 1996, Nigeria won Olympic football gold with a last-minute victory over an Argentine side featuring Ariel Ortega, Javier Zanetti and Hernan Crespo. It had overcome the Brazilian side of Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and Rivaldo in the semifinals. The Olympic tournament may not be as revered as the World Cup, but it was a significant step for African football on the world stage. The fact that it was technically an under-23 tournament was further reason for optimism -- that generation was set to become a major force in world football.

Fifteen years later, that dream should have been realized. Not with the same group of players, most of whom have now retired, but with their protégés. Instead, Nigerian football was dealt a crushing blow this past Saturday with a 2-2 home draw to Guinea. As a result, Nigeria failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations for the first time since 1986, although it missed two tournaments in the 1990s for non-sporting reasons.

There are short-term, medium-term and long-term causes for the elimination. The problem with Saturday's game was not a lack of technical or tactical ability, but poor communication. At 2-1 up, Nigeria would have qualified for the tournament as one of the two best-placed runners-up. However, wrong messages from the stands confused the players, meaning that some thought they needed a third goal to advance. The side pushed forward, left gaps at the back, and predictably conceded an equalizer, dropping out of the tournament.

That said, the real blow in the qualification process was the opening-day defeat in Guinea. This came after a week of confusion, when FIFA initially banned Nigeria from its tournaments for political interference, only to lift the ban the day before the match. Hardly the best preparation for a crucial qualifier, with the eventual defeat not surprising.

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But it shouldn't come down to losing to Guinea. Nigeria, the most populated African country and one of the more successful at exporting its players to major European leagues, simply lacks the stars of old. There is no Nwankwo Kanu, no Jay-Jay Okocha, no Finidi George.

A friendly just after elimination from your confederation's next regional tournament should, on the face of it, be irrelevant. Tuesday's game against Ghana, however, took on huge importance because it was widely believed that it would determine whether coach Samson Siasia remained in his post -- a win and he continued, a defeat and he was sacked. Typically, the game finished 0-0, prolonging the wait.

That the decision was dependent upon one friendly suggests alarming short-termism from the Nigerian FA, although its technical committee is planning a report detailing how Nigerian football can progress on a wider scale. Throughout the speculation about his job, Siasia has remained a very relaxed figure. Casually attired in a jumper and jeans at the news conference after the Ghana draw, he was "happy that we played a good game and didn't lose." He approved of the way his side passed the ball, the number of opportunities it created, and was satisfied that he'd represented the country well, whatever his future.

"I've not lost a game!" he exclaimed when pressed about his job situation, which is an obvious but entirely valid point. "How many coaches have we had in the last three years? You can't just keep changing coach to have a winning formula."

For the record, Siasia is the sixth coach since the start of 2008. He was a popular appointment, and his track record indicates that he's a wise choice: He won 51 Nigerian caps in the late 1980s and '90s, so he understands the demands of playing for the side, and has previously coached the U20 and U23 squads. Nigeria's style of play has progressed since his appointment, too. There is more structure, the team moves the ball quicker, and it often tries to play out from the back -- all while remaining unbeaten, despite the Guinea disappointment.

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Nigerian coach Samson Siasia has conducted himself with intelligence and forethought, but it may not be enough to avoid being sacked.
Usually, an embarrassing failure at international level is followed by a clean sweep of the playing squad to make way for a new generation, but Nigeria's current side is already youthful. The average age of the starting XI against Ghana was 24, which Siasia will see as a positive and a sign that this group can stay together and move forward. But fans and the media may want to see clear change.

Rather than new blood, this Nigeria side needs a leader. Chelsea's Jon Obi Mikel is the obvious star man, yet some feel he is the main problem with the side. Whereas he performs a disciplined, reliable holding job for his club side, at the international level he gets caught out of position and ambles back when he loses the ball. Fegor Ogude played instead of him against Ghana, and impressed with his presence and tackling ability.

The other type of player Nigeria lacks -- a playmaker -- also involves Mikel. At the junior level, he was an attacking midfielder with both drive and guile, but at Chelsea he was converted into a defensive-minded destroyer. He still wears the No. 10 shirt for Nigeria, and perhaps his strolling indicates he wants to play a more creative role. But he seems unable to exert influence upon the side, much to the disappointment of those who thought he was set to be a world-class creator.

One bright note was the performance of the U20 side at this summer's world championship in Colombia. Ahmed Musa, a winger playing with Dutch club VVV, has already been involved with the senior side, and others, like Olarenwaju Kayode, may be ready to join them.

Siasia's future is still up in the air. The Nigerian FA was expected to make a decision Thursday, but has seemingly delayed it until next week. Sections of fans may be unhappy with Siasia, but the way he's conducted himself in charge suggests intelligence and forethought, two qualities Nigeria desperately needs if it's to return to being "super" once more.

Michael Cox is a freelance writer for ESPN.com. He also runs zonalmarking.net.

rainbowman:

The problem with being nicknamed the "Super Eagles" is that you always have to justify that description. Now, more than ever, the tag seems inappropriate.

In 1996, Nigeria won Olympic football gold with a last-minute victory over an Argentine side featuring Ariel Ortega, Javier Zanetti and Hernan Crespo. It had overcome the Brazilian side of Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and Rivaldo in the semifinals. The Olympic tournament may not be as revered as the World Cup, but it was a significant step for African football on the world stage. The fact that it was technically an under-23 tournament was further reason for optimism -- that generation was set to become a major force in world football.

Fifteen years later, that dream should have been realized. Not with the same group of players, most of whom have now retired, but with their protégés. Instead, Nigerian football was dealt a crushing blow this past Saturday with a 2-2 home draw to Guinea. As a result, Nigeria failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations for the first time since 1986, although it missed two tournaments in the 1990s for non-sporting reasons.

There are short-term, medium-term and long-term causes for the elimination. The problem with Saturday's game was not a lack of technical or tactical ability, but poor communication. At 2-1 up, Nigeria would have qualified for the tournament as one of the two best-placed runners-up. However, wrong messages from the stands confused the players, meaning that some thought they needed a third goal to advance. The side pushed forward, left gaps at the back, and predictably conceded an equalizer, dropping out of the tournament.

That said, the real blow in the qualification process was the opening-day defeat in Guinea. This came after a week of confusion, when FIFA initially banned Nigeria from its tournaments for political interference, only to lift the ban the day before the match. Hardly the best preparation for a crucial qualifier, with the eventual defeat not surprising.

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But it shouldn't come down to losing to Guinea. Nigeria, the most populated African country and one of the more successful at exporting its players to major European leagues, simply lacks the stars of old. There is no Nwankwo Kanu, no Jay-Jay Okocha, no Finidi George.

A friendly just after elimination from your confederation's next regional tournament should, on the face of it, be irrelevant. Tuesday's game against Ghana, however, took on huge importance because it was widely believed that it would determine whether coach Samson Siasia remained in his post -- a win and he continued, a defeat and he was sacked. Typically, the game finished 0-0, prolonging the wait.

That the decision was dependent upon one friendly suggests alarming short-termism from the Nigerian FA, although its technical committee is planning a report detailing how Nigerian football can progress on a wider scale. Throughout the speculation about his job, Siasia has remained a very relaxed figure. Casually attired in a jumper and jeans at the news conference after the Ghana draw, he was "happy that we played a good game and didn't lose." He approved of the way his side passed the ball, the number of opportunities it created, and was satisfied that he'd represented the country well, whatever his future.

"I've not lost a game!" he exclaimed when pressed about his job situation, which is an obvious but entirely valid point. "How many coaches have we had in the last three years? You can't just keep changing coach to have a winning formula."

For the record, Siasia is the sixth coach since the start of 2008. He was a popular appointment, and his track record indicates that he's a wise choice: He won 51 Nigerian caps in the late 1980s and '90s, so he understands the demands of playing for the side, and has previously coached the U20 and U23 squads. Nigeria's style of play has progressed since his appointment, too. There is more structure, the team moves the ball quicker, and it often tries to play out from the back -- all while remaining unbeaten, despite the Guinea disappointment.

[+] Enlarge
Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Nigerian coach Samson Siasia has conducted himself with intelligence and forethought, but it may not be enough to avoid being sacked.
Usually, an embarrassing failure at international level is followed by a clean sweep of the playing squad to make way for a new generation, but Nigeria's current side is already youthful. The average age of the starting XI against Ghana was 24, which Siasia will see as a positive and a sign that this group can stay together and move forward. But fans and the media may want to see clear change.

Rather than new blood, this Nigeria side needs a leader. Chelsea's Jon Obi Mikel is the obvious star man, yet some feel he is the main problem with the side. Whereas he performs a disciplined, reliable holding job for his club side, at the international level he gets caught out of position and ambles back when he loses the ball. Fegor Ogude played instead of him against Ghana, and impressed with his presence and tackling ability.

The other type of player Nigeria lacks -- a playmaker -- also involves Mikel. At the junior level, he was an attacking midfielder with both drive and guile, but at Chelsea he was converted into a defensive-minded destroyer. He still wears the No. 10 shirt for Nigeria, and perhaps his strolling indicates he wants to play a more creative role. But he seems unable to exert influence upon the side, much to the disappointment of those who thought he was set to be a world-class creator.

One bright note was the performance of the U20 side at this summer's world championship in Colombia. Ahmed Musa, a winger playing with Dutch club VVV, has already been involved with the senior side, and others, like Olarenwaju Kayode, may be ready to join them.

Siasia's future is still up in the air. The Nigerian FA was expected to make a decision Thursday, but has seemingly delayed it until next week. Sections of fans may be unhappy with Siasia, but the way he's conducted himself in charge suggests intelligence and forethought, two qualities Nigeria desperately needs if it's to return to being "super" once more.

Michael Cox is a freelance writer for ESPN.com. He also runs zonalmarking.net.

pure analysis,now go and compare what was written here with the rubbish that was written in complete sports

This guy deserves a chance. When will Nigeria start supporting their own?? I wish him the best and he will only learn from his mistakes and get better.

I am an admirer of Samson siasia right from his playing days, I felt so bad for him when he was excluded from the France 98 Squad after performing well in all the pre-tournament friendlies. But without sentiment in the situation that Siasia has found himself now, Siasia should go. The discipline he is trying to enforce on the boys(men) in the team should be enforced on him. Moreover, an Agreement remains an agreement which may come in many ways bankers are sometimes given target, management setup their goals etc. Siasia was given one and he failed so what else do we expect? Anything short of sack of Samson siasia means the NFF are not serious on their own side. Even former National coaches i.e. Amodu that even met the target set for them were axed. Sacking him will make the next coach to take serious the job of coaching the national team after all, it is the coach that select players to play and he is believed to know the level of fitness before fielding them in any match.

nepotism has set in, man know man, smh

Fellow Nigerian, sacking Siasia is not the solution to the Nigerian football.Though he has failed us by not qualifying for the nations cup which we have not miss out since last 25 years, it's painful sincerely speaking.I want 2 ask a question here, If u send a child 2 school despite giving him all it takes to succeed and he fails, would u stop the child from going 2 school?At this point in time Siasia must have learnt his lesson, so let us give the guy the chance to continue, i believe there is going to be changes.I want 2 submit here that Nigerian football problem is beyond the coach, there are many other things that have gone wrong in term of medical, psychological and so on.We have been finding our self in these tight corner in many of our qualifying series only that Siasia is unfortunate to have qualified us. If we have utilized most of our scoring chances that we had on that and we have qualified, we will have been celebrating and the problems will persist in future.I cannot remember vividly when we have qualify 4 a nations cup and we need a draw 2 qualify @ Abuja,could u believe it took us 89 mins 2 score the equaliser goal that gave us 2-2 that year.So there are many things that we have to look @ critically 2 move our football forward

whatever happens good or bad is the handiwork of the coach in a football team and siasia has always be a beneficial of this. probably, his wages should be reduced. i will never support the coach to go unpunish.

In my opinion, the playerz of a team can get any coach sacked. Liverpool did dt 2 Hodgson but when Daglish came, they played good football. Or do you think Gardiola of Barca is d one doing the winning? My point is that if Siasia MUST go, then some players MUST be disbanded. BUT MY FINAL ANSWER IS: SIASIA STAYS!!!