Samson Siasia Accused Of Nepotism, Allows Son To Train With Dream Team But Decamps Better Players

Nigeria Under 23s coach Samson Siasia has been accused of nepotism by some overseas - based players who were dropped from the team after undergoing a screening exercise two weeks ago.<br /><br />An English - based footballer, who trained with the squad in June, was surprised that Siasia&rsquo;s son, Sean Siasia, was not decamped by the Dream Team VI coach despite not measuring up to his own standard.<br /><br />&ldquo;I came from England to be unfairly assessed. What Nigeria did is really unfair. I found out that it is not based on talent that Siasia picks his team,&rdquo; the player, who wishes to remain anonymous in order not be victimized, told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />&ldquo;One of the coaches said to me, &ldquo;You are a very good player and I feel bad for you because the way we run our system here doesn&rsquo;t allow us to work with players like you&rsquo;. Siasia has his agenda already.&rdquo; <br /><br />He added : &ldquo;Siasia&rsquo;s son, Sean Siasia, who can&rsquo;t play is with the team up until now. <br /><br />&ldquo;He is not part of the squad named for the qualifier against Congo but with the team and trains with them. I guess because his dad is coach.<br /><br />&ldquo;At training some of the coaches call Sean Messi and Golden Boy just to impress his dad. It&rsquo;s disappointing and shows lack of professionalism.<br /><br />&ldquo;I am better than him by far, that is what has really demoralized me about the whole thing.&rdquo; <br /><br />The Dream Team will tackle Congo in Africa U23 Championship qualifier this weekend in Port Harcourt, and coach Samson Siasia was not available for comments. <br /><br /><b>Photo Caption : Sean Siasia (middle) enjoying himself at Hotel Presidential at the expense of Nigerian tax payers.</b><br />
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