Olympic Team coach, Samson Siasia, has begged his mother’s abductors to release her to enable him focus on the task of winning a ticket to next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Madam Ogere Siasia, 72, according to the ex-Super Eagles striker, was abducted in the village of Odoni, Bayelsa State, by three men on motorbike.
She was the only one at home in the village, taking care of Siasia’s father, who is visually impaired, africanFootball.com reports.
“Right now I am confused, from the story I got, three men on motorbike stormed my parents’ house in my village in Odoni, Bayelsa State, shot sporadically into the air before taking my old mother away on a bike.
“What do they expect from me? I don’t have money, I am right now on national duty, and needs all the time to concentrate on this very important national task. So I beg them to please release my mother so that I can concentrate on this task of qualifying the U-23 national team for the men’s football event of the Rio Olympics,” africanFootball.com quoted the Olympic Team coach as saying on the incident.
Siasia confirmed the incident has been reported to police in Bayelsa State.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation has appealed to the kidnappers to release Siasia’s mother.
The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, was downcast when he heard the news on Tuesday morning.
He said, “This is quite disturbing. We are just preparing for a crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, and the U-23 boys are already in The Gambia for a pre-Cup of Nations training camp. Why this?
“All we can do is to appeal to the kidnappers to free Samson Siasia’s aged mother. Samson is on a critical national assignment presently and the last he needs is this kind of distraction.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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