Samson Siasia Delighted With Clean Sheet
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, was delighted that his side kept a clean sheet against Algeria on Saturday night at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.<br /><br />His defense had collapsed twice in the second half, against Mali and Egypt, conceding four goals in total after going into the interval with a healthy lead.<br /><br />“I congratulate my team for not conceding and qualifying for the semi-finals. The most important was to qualify and we have achieved it , ” said Siasia in his post match comments published by cafonline.com.<br /><br />“We wish we could garner the three points but I’m happy with qualifying and getting closer to Rio de Janeiro.”<br /><br />Senegal are the only team with a 100 percent record left in the competition and the Nigeria U-23s manager admitted that he would have preferred meeting the host nation in the showpiece game.<br /><br />“I would have preferred to play Senegal in the final but I have to do at the semis. It will be a great match because they will have the public behind them and we have to play and win.<br /><br />“At the Africa Cup of Nations in 1992, I scored here (Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium), and this is why most Senegalese remember me. I will be around my players to repeat it next Wednesday.”<br /><br />
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