No brotherhood in this! Siasia tells Ethiopia coach

Vanguardngr, By Fidelis Ebu, March 15, 2011
Samson Siasia says there will be no brotherhood when Nigeria play Ethiopia in a Nations Cup qualifier on Sunday March 27. Ethiopia’s coach is a Nigerian named Ifem Onuora.

Samson Siasia

“I really do not know him. All I know is that he is a Nigerian based in the UK. He must be a good coach to have landed the Ethiopian national team coach job”, Siasia said.

The Ethiopian Football Federation had last July officially signed a one-year contract with the British coach of Nigerian descent.

Ifem Onuora, 43, is on a monthly salary of $13,000, together with free telephone, housing and automobile. Onuora is said to have acquired experience in coaching.

Ifem “Iffy” Onuora was born 28 July 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland where he played. His last job was assistant manager at Lincoln City. He acted as manager during the absence, due to illness, of Peter Jackson.

It is the first time that the Ethiopians would hire a foreign coach and pay that much. By Ethiopia standard the salary is reasonable.

“I must grab the three points before thinking about Iffy Onuora and where he comes from. No brotherhood in this,” Siasia insisted.

“I cannot say we will whack or wallop the Ethiopians. Let’s get the three points, other things could follow in terms of scoring margin”, he said