Dream Team VI: Over 1,000 players storm Siasia’s screening

The FIFA Goal Project, Package B of the Abuja National Stadium has become a mecca of sort for   thousands  of Nigerian players fighting to break into the U-23 Dream Team Eagles, as over 1000 stormed the screening conducted by the chief coach, Samson Siasia.

Speaking to SoccerStar in Abuja, Siasia disclosed that no fewer than 300 players came for the  exercise on a  daily basis.
His words: “We actually resumed screening last week. Many players trooped in here, and I can confirm to you that we screen  a minimum of 300 players every day.
“We are just trying to pick the good ones that can help us start the camping pending when the league players will join us. Since the duration of the camping might take up to two weeks, we are still expecting more players. We will fish out the right kind of players.
“We hope to wrap up the screening  by playing friendly matches to pick the outstanding players for the championship. We are going to embark on elimination  by substitution,” he affirmed .
On the challenges he is envisaging,  he said: “The first challenge would be the short period of time for camping. The game comes up  in February and we don’t have a team to start with. We have to pick the right boys.”