Siasia Must Go! Nigeria Fans Insist!

Disappointed Super Eagles' fans on Saturday
in Abuja showed their bitterness by
vandalising some parts of the stadium and
by calling for removal of Coach Samson
Siasia .
Super Eagles drew 2-2 against Guinea's Syli
Nationale to seal Nigeria’s hopes of
participating in the 2012 African Nations
Cup.

In the qualifying final round `Group B’ match
played at the Abuja National Stadium, the
Eagles had come from behind to lead 2-1
until the fifth minute of added time.
While the fans had restrained themselves
from booing the team during the game, in
spite of a lacklustre performance, they,
however, started booing the players after
the game.
After booing the players off the pitch, an
appreciable number of the fans, who could
find their way to the stadium's VIP Section,
broke a glass window near the Media
Centre.
The fans made frantic attempts to break in
and make their feelings known to the horde
of journalists who were waiting for the
post-match conference.
Military policemen and anti-riot policemen,
who were part of the heavy security
arrangements put in place for the match,
however, stopped the irate fans from
entering the VIP Lounge
Another group of fans also broke down part
of the wire fence near the Upper Terrace
turnstiles, as they were moving out of the
stadium, to show their anger.
But some of them were still able to make
their feelings known to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews, with
many of them calling for Siasia's sack.
``Now Nigerians have seen the difference,
after they sacked Amodu Shaibu and
refused to take either Stephen Keshi or
Augustine Eguavoen.
``Siasia has failed us; he should just go and
give way before we fail to qualify for the
2014 World Cup,'' an Abuja-based fan, Henry
Akalonu, said.
Gbenga Ogunmuyiwa, a Keffi-based
businessman, said that the Nigeria Football
Association (NFA) should remove Siasia.
He said: ``The coach's hardline stance led
him to fall out with many of his players,
thereby leading to disunity in the team.
``It is clear that the players are not happy
with him. This is the result of his decision to
always go hard on them.
``If he had not had problems with Osaze
Odemwingie, Vincent Enyeama and Mikel
Obi, we could have had a better team to
beat Guinea,'' Ogunmuyiwa said.
Bangoura Ismael had given Guinea the lead
in the 54th minute to dampen the fans'
morale, while Obinna Nsofor drew level in
the 63rd minute to raise hopes.
Substitute Ikechukwu Uche scored in the
78th minute to put the Eagles in line for
qualification, only for the sloppy defending
that led to the equaliser.
Traore Ibrahima sliced through tired-
looking Eagles defenders in the fifth minute
of added six minutes in the second half to
draw level and put Guinea solidly on its way
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