IS HE SURE ? South African U-23 coach tips Nigeria, Brazil for gold

hehehehe...okooo...we are watching oooo....The Nigerian U-23 team and their Brazilian counterparts have been tipped as the favourites to claim the gold in the football event in the Rio Olympic by the coach of South Africa U-23 team, Owen Da Gama. The Olympics kicks off on August 5


Nigeria U-23 team, also known as Dream Team IV are drawn alongside Sweden, Japan and Colombia in Group B, while South Africa is in Group A with Brazil, Denmark and Iraq.

The 54-year-old, who was speaking with cafonline, said he was waiting anxiously to take on Brazil in their first game in the tournament.
He said, “We know it’s going to be tough.
“They’ve got some great players, but the challenge is also going to be an opportunity for us.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of pressure on Brazil, and the longer we can hold them off the better. It’s going to be a fantastic experience and I think we can acquit ourselves well.”

Head coach of Nigeria’s U-23 team, Samson Siasia, has appointed John Mikel Obi as captain, ahead of the men’s football tournament of the Olympics in Rio, Brazil. Siasia revealed this while meeting with players and other officials over the weekend and stated that the Chelsea midfielder, who is also the captain of Team Nigeria to the Games, was an automatic choice.
“It’s just natural for me to pick Mikel as our captain,” Siasia said.

“Aside from the fact that he is the captain of the Super Eagles, he is also Team Nigeria captain, so after meeting with both of them and explaining my position, I am pleased to say Azubuike who has been our captain understood and was happy to hand over the captain’s band to Mikel.
“It is a thing of joy for my team to produce the first footballer to captain Team Nigeria to the Olympics. This, to me, is more than gratifying.”
The Dream Team VI is expected to leave for Brazil on Monday.