However, the AFCON 1994 winner has given reasons why he isn’t working in the league after turning down offers to manage both Kano Pillars and Enyimba.
“It’s not a difficult job; it’s just that the clubs here in Nigeria are not serious and I cannot coach a team doesn’t pay salaries of players, a team that travels by road and at night. I want to see my children grow”
In 2005, Samson Siasia coached the under 20 team (Flying Eagles), taking them to the finals of both the 2005 Under-20 World Cup and the U-20 African Youth Championship. He won the African Youth Championship and advanced all the way to the world final before losing to Argentina 2–1.
Samson Siasia was appointed national U-23 coach on January 2007. In 2008, he coached the Nigerian Under-23 Olympic squad to the final against Argentina. In a superbly played series of matches, Nigeria’s team earned the Olympic Silver Medals.
Earlier in 2008, the U-23 team won the inaugural Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia with Bernard Okorowanta and Emmanuel Sarki scoring in both halves of the encounter against Australia. This fine team was composed entirely of domestic Nigerian players and won the Cup against many teams headed for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
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