Coach of the U-23 side, Samson
Siasia , has ordered players who featured for their clubs in the last weekend African club competitions to
report to camp by Monday ( today ) .
Samson Siasia
The coach, was in the stands to watch Warri Wolves
defeat Racing Club Bobo - Dioulasso of
Burkina Faso 3 - 0 and reach the first
round of the CAF Confederation Cup
competition on 4 - 0 aggregate, expressed
his happiness that his players did well for
their clubs.
“ I ’m happy to be here to see my players
do well and also score goals for Warri
Wolves ,” said Siasia, referring to the
duo of Freedom Omofonma and
Oghenekaro Etebo who got on the score
sheet alongside Joseph Osadiaye to turn
back the Burkinabes .
While commending Warri Wolves for its
excellent performance, Siasia promised
that he would continue to watch matches
on the local scene to monitor his players
and also to see others who could fit into
his squad .
The Monday deadline also applies to
Kano Pillars’ duo of Yusuf Mohammed
and Christian Obiozor, as well as
Enyimba FC’ s Kingsley Sokari and Peter
Onyekachi, as the team intensifies
preparations for the return leg of its 11 th
All - Africa Games qualifying fixture
against Gabon , in Abuja on Saturday ,
March 7 .
Sokari and Onyekachi scored for Enyimba
FC in their 3 - 0 first leg win over Buffles
du Borgu of Benin Republic in the CAF
Champions League and were also
featured against the opponents in the
return leg in Benin Republic on Sunday.
Obiozor and Mohammed were part of the
Pillars ’ squad that defeated Al Malakia of
South Sudan 3 - 0 in Kano on Saturday to
reach the second round of the CAF
Champions League on 5 - 0 aggregate.
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