Samson Siasia

[w:Samson Siasia|Samson Siasia]] (born 14 August 1967) is a Nigerian former professional football striker and the former head coach of the Nigeria national team from 2010 to October 2011. He was reappointed in 2016.

Quotes

 * I am a legend, I have played, broke my leg for this country, and also coached.
 * I broke my leg for Nigeria, Nigerian govt abandoned me – Samson Siasia Daily Post (Nigeria), 27 June 2021.


 * As long as you’re a goal scorer it doesn’t matter where you go, you will still score goals.
 * INTERVIEW: What Nigeria must do to stop decline in youth football performance – Siasia Premium Times, 16 August 2020.


 * In Nigeria, we want to win but we don’t want to prepare well. It’s only when we prepare well that we will have a better chance of winning something.
 * INTERVIEW: I don’t think this set of Eagles can win the World Cup, says Siasia. TheCable (Nigeria), 30 April 2018.


 * Football is a game with three results—win, draw or lose. We all pray to win but you cannot always win. There are games you play well and you still draw or you end up losing; those are the painful matches one will always remember.
 * Siasia My second chance to coach the Super Eagles will come – Samson Siasia THE INTERVIEW, 26 November 2015