Coach Siasia Says Nigeria U23s Are Not Afraid Of PSG Star Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Nigeria U23s coach Samson Siasia has reacted to reports which suggested that Paris Saint-Germain superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be facing his team at the 2016 Olympic Games.<br /><br />Sweden has also qualified for this summer&rsquo;s European Championship, so it is not a foregone conclusion that the experienced striker will be selected as one of the over- aged players as he might be fatigued after the tourney in France.<br /><br />In addition, there is uncertainty surrounding the club future of Sweden&rsquo;s poster boy, with the player being linked with a plethora of teams in England and China.<br /><br />&ldquo;Yes, I have read of plans by Sweden to include someone like Zlatan Ibramovic as one of their over &ndash;aged players for the Games. Good for them, but as far as we are concerned, there is nothing like fear,&rdquo; said Siasia.<br /><br />&ldquo;For us, we are trying to put up a team, and that will determine which players we are going to bring. <br /><br />&ldquo;We have played against players of stronger calibre than Zlatan. We have played against Lionel Messi and Di Maria and others.&rdquo;<br /><br />Nigeria will lock horns with Sweden on Sunday, August 7 at the Amaz&ocirc;nia Arena in Manaus.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br />
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