Nigeria have reappointed Samson Siasia as coach following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh earlier on Friday.<\/p>\n
The Nigeria Football Federation have ensured a coach is in place for March’s Nations Cup qualifiers against Egypt.<\/p>\n
Oliseh quit after only eight months, accusing the NFF of “contractual violations” and owing salaries.<\/p>\n
The NFF responded in a statement, saying Oliseh was this week “paid three months’ salary and a half-year rent” but admitted he is still owed a bonus.<\/p>\n
And the governing body quickly moved on from Oliseh’s reign by handing Siasia a second spell in charge of the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n
He was previously coach between December 2010 and October 2011, before his contract was terminated following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n
This time he will work alongside Salisu Yusuf, former Nigeria Under-17 player Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu.<\/p>\n
The NFF said: “The combination was recommended by the NFF Technical and Development Committee following Sunday Oliseh’s resignation on Twitter in the early hours of Friday.”<\/p>\n
Amuneke coached the Nigeria U-17s to a fifth World Cup title in Chile last year, while Salisu Yusuf and Alloy Agu were part of the coaching team led by Oliseh.<\/p>\n
The first task for Siasia, who is in charge of the national U-23 side, is to prepare the team for the Nations Cup qualifiers against Group G leaders Egypt at home on 25 March and the return match two days later.
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