RIO 2016: Siasia says Japan defeat remains a miracle

Despite a late arrival to the games, Siasia’s team put up a spirited performance at their opening match to defeat the Japanese team.

Samson Siasia has described the first victory of the Nigeria U-23 national team at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics as a miracle.

In a report by Punch Newspapers, the coach attributed the 5-4 victory over Japan to sheer miracle saying the team's performance defied science.

In his words, “I just can’t describe what happened today. My boys defied science to win this game; what gave us this game was the mental toughness of the boys. For a team not to train for two days and put up this type of performance is a miracle.”