Siasia: I Hope Kaduna Stadium Pitch Bring Good Luck Against Egypt

Super Eagles' interim coach Samson Siasia has disclosed that he is satisfied with the state of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium pitch in Kaduna, but quick to add that he hopes the stadium pitch will bring good luck when they  host Egypt in the 2017 AFCON qualifier clash later this month.

Siasia stated this via the Youtube channel of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) adding that he has started thorough analysis on the Egyptians. He said: "Nigerians can't be afraid of Egypt playing at home, though they are a good team. I have started analyzing the tapes we got from the games they have played to see where we can exploit and defend properly.

"We just have to continue the way we have started and I told the home based players that anybody can play because the heat on the day will be too much for the players coming from Europe. Whoever is going to play, we expect him to give 120%. We won't be biased so that Nigerians won't be disappointed by what we have done," he further added.

On the state of the pitch, Siasia ‎said: "From what I have seen, they (the stadium facilities) have improved. We can play on the pitch, and hopefully, we have luck to win. In life we need a bit of luck to scale through. We are happy it rained today. We have to win rain or no rain."

On his decision to axe U-23 trio of Stanley Dimgba, ‎Usman Mohammed and Segun Oduduwa, Siasia revealed that: "These boys did well at the U-23 level and I felt they will be of good addition to the Super Eagles if they are drafted in, but for one week these boys did not report to camp. So, I decided to drop them. If they behave well, they could come in again. Everybody has to be on point."

He was also satisfied with the team's level of preparation before the games with Egypt. "Yes, the Nigeria Football Federation has been doing great in terms of preparations unlike last time when we did not have the right information. We all have our departments and must function