Head Coach of the U-23 Team, Dream Team, Samson Siasia, has seven players from the team’s camp after the 3-3 draw with Wikki Tourists of Bauchi.
SiaSia has also given members of the U20 team invited to join U23 deadline to report to camp.
Visibly dissatisfied with the performance of the team in the friendly against the Premier League side in Bauchi, the gaffer axed the seven boys for failing to live up to his expectations.
Siasia they – Sani Faisal, Lukmon Gilmore, Emmanuel Ammana, Tonbara Tiongoli, Freedom Omofonma, Uche Okeke and Gabriel Sunday – should give way for others who can contribute their quota to the success of the team as they prepare for the crucial Africa U-23 Championship qualifier against Congo next month.
He said, “I have given all these players enough time to showcase what they can bring on the table, but I am so disappointed that till this minute they still have not been able to convince me, so they have to give way for others to come and show me and my technical crew what they can offer. I thank them for their contribution to the success of the team in the past, but we have to move on, if they show signs of improvement in their clubs they can be recalled back to the team.”
The new players invited to U23 from the Dream Team VI that went with the Flying Eagles to New Zealand are Musa Mohammed, Taiwo Awoniyi, Kingsley Sokari, Saviour Godwin and Dele Alampasu.
Alo invited are overseas-based trio Musa Yahaya, Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon, who were aske to report two weeks to the first leg scheduled for Abuja.
Siasia has also invited Sharks FC defender Chima Akas and Warri Wolves defender Semiu Laidi to report to camp immediately.
