{"id":354267,"date":"2011-03-31T15:56:26","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T15:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/31\/nigeria-siasia-is-on-track-kanu\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T15:56:26","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T15:56:26","slug":"nigeria-siasia-is-on-track-kanu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/31\/nigeria-siasia-is-on-track-kanu\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Siasia is On Track &#8211; Kanu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"38.195367949197\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.champion.com.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6086cdc7champion180.jpg\" alt=\"Daily Champion (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Daily Champion (Lagos)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>31 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nigeria legend and Portsmouth forward Nwankwo Kanu has praised coach Samson Siasia for the new life he has brought into the Super Eagles since taking over in December 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria have won three matches out of three under Siasia&#8217;s watch with yesterday&#8217;s 3-0 defeat of Kenya being the latest.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles players who found it hard to score under previous coaches have now been scoring freely and could have done more than they did against the Harambee Stars, but for the brilliant reflexes of Arnold Otieno in the Kenyan goal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Samson Siasia is on the right footing, &#8221; Kanu tsaid after the game. &#8220;The team is scoring goals, not conceding and creating chances,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu has been appointed as football ambassador by the Nigerian Football Federation after 17 years of service to the country&#8217;s national teams.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu won an Under-17 title in 1993, an Olympic gold in 1996 as well as silver and bronze medals at the African Nations Cup with Nigeria over the course of a career that also saw him play at three World Cups.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103311021.html\" title=\"Nigeria: Siasia is On Track - Kanu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nigeria: Siasia is On Track &#8211; 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