Olympics Ticket Enough Motivation To Beat Congo - Siasia

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Olympics Ticket Enough Motivation To Beat Congo - Siasia

The Dream Team VI handler is positive as his team eyes a berth in Rio 2016 ahead of the weekend’s qualifier


Nigeria U23 gaffer has said that the pride of participating in the Olympics would fire up his players to victory in Sunday’s second leg qualifier for the African U23 Championship against Congo U23. The Dream Team V1 were 2-1 better than Claude LeRoy’s side in the first leg played in Nigeria, and need at least a draw to qualify for the African U23 Championship which serves as qualifiers for Rio 2016 Olympic Games.


The former Eagles’ head coach dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the Nigeria Football Federation has not motivated the team enough financially to boost their morale for the game in Pointe Noire.


“The boys are not actually worried about it because they know that the Nigeria Football Federation is behind them. Like I used to say we are not playing for money,” Siasia told Goal.


“These boys are playing for themselves and this country to make sure they qualify. I told them the Olympics is the greatest event ever in the world and that they should try and do the best they can to qualify.


“We were there before and they have to try and be there again. It is going to give them a big platform to showcase themselves there. So money doesn’t have to come to play this time around.


“But I am confident and told my boys that the Nigeria Football Federation is working on how to make them happy and pay their money.


“ They should just go out there to beat Congo to make Nigerians and everybody happy. We just have to be patient with them”, he concluded.


Nigeria departed for the east African country on Thursday with a squad of 20 players that had the likes of Junior Ajayi, Taiwo Awoniyi and Kingsley Sokari.
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