DREAM Team 6 Head Coach, Samson Siasia says players will miss their inspirational captain, Azubuike Okechukwu in Wednesday's CAF U-23 Nations Cup semi-final clash against host Senegal at the Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor.Azubuike is suspended the tie after receiving a second yellow card in the game against Algeria on Saturday.
Siasia told the media on ahead the clash that there is no reason to panic as is team is capable to contain the Senegalese.
“We would have loved to have Azubuike because he is the captain and a big motivator, and you have to have a leader on the field. But he’s suspended, so we have to live with that. There is no need crying over spilt milk. In life, you always have to make adjustments in several areas. Azubuike’s absence will give another player the opportunity to prove himself.”
He added: "We are not going back home empty –handed; it's no retreat, no surrender. We have to get ourselves ready for tomorrow's game; it's going to be a difficult one. It’s going to be eleven players against eleven, so we have our chances to qualify."
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