Senegal 2015: No room for complacency against Pharaohs – Siasia

Senegal 2015: No room for complacency against Pharaohs – Siasia
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By Our Reporter  on December 2, 2015   Sports
After a narrow escape from the hands of the Junior Eagles of Mali, Coach of the Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia has dished out very stringent warning to his players that he would not tolerate any form of complacency as they face the young Pharaohs of Egypt in their second game of Group B.
According to thenff.com, the Head coach of the U-23 national team, Dream Team VI stated that his players cannot afford to give out free gifts to the Egyptians when they play the second group game today at the ongoing U-23 African Nations Cup in Senegal.
“We were damn lucky in our first game against Mali, after watching that game again, all I can say is that this is not christmas yet and as such my players cannot give out free gifts, because if we do that against an organised side like Egypt who are good in set pieces, then we are finished”
“Our target is to go all out and attack, attack, attack, because that is our strong point, then we will work on our defence line, so that we don’t give out cheap and easy passes to our opponents”
Expressing satisfaction with the performance of his team despite conceding two second half goals, the U-23 gaffer said what is uppermost was that they won the game and got the 3 points, and that a win against Egypt will put the team in the semi final, so they have to work very hard.
On whether he will‎ use Chile U-17 top scorer Victor Osimhen in the competition, coach Siasia had this to say “the young man is in my plans, when the right time comes I will introduce him, he has a lot of potentials that I can tell you, but we need to wait for the right time, he is a part of this team.
In ensuring that the Dream Team makes the semi-final berth, NFF President Amaju Pinnick will be in the VIP box when the Nigeria U-23, Dream Team, tackles their Egyptian counterparts at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Mbour, Senegal on today.
The Nigeria Football Federation has reiterated its delight with the team’s 3-2 opening win over Mali on Sunday, as well as determination to support the team to win a ticket to the men’s football tournament of next year’s Olympics.
A win over Egypt will guarantee the 1996 Olympic champions a place in the semi finals, with victory in that semi final enough to earn a place at the Rio de Janeiro festival. Only the three top finishers in Senegal will fly Africa’s flag in Rio.