Siasia confirms Mikel Obi, Omeruo will be available for Olympics

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Siasia confirms Mikel Obi, Omeruo will be available for Olympics

Head coach of Nigeria’s U-23 team, Samson Siasia, has confirmed that John Mikel Obi, Daniel Akpeyi and Kenneth Omeruo, will all be available for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
Siasia’s plans for the competition have been disrupted by the refusal of European clubs to release players, but he will be able to rely on the trio.

“We have some players that have promised to join us and they have shown commitment like Wilfred Ndidi who has assured us that he will join us in America. Other players that also promised to come are: goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, Kenneth Omeruo and Mikel Obi. These are the players that are confirmed for now,” Siasia told Goal.


“If we can get all these players with the ones with us already and we can play the way we want them to play I am sure we will have the chance to fight for the gold medal at stake in the Olympics.

“But like I have been saying it won’t be easy at all at the Olympics but we will try and push this team to the level needed to compete for honours in this high level of competition.”