One of Nigeria’s footballers sent back to Nigeria from Rio de Janeiro after they were told by Nigerian Football officials that their feeding and living expensescan no longer be catered, has lamented how they were thrown out of the team’s hotel and had to spend their own money to pay for the two nights they spent in Brazil before coming back to Nigeria.
The Nigerian Football Federation ordered two alternate players Stanley Dimgba and Yusuf Mohammed as well as several unnecessary officials to head back to Nigeria as they could no longer be catered for, and one of the players who prefers to remain anonymous has now cried out.
“God will fight my fight for me. It was heart-breaking when we were told to quit the team’s hotel in Sao Paulo,” said the player to AfricanFootball.
“When we returned to Sao Paulo (from Salvador) they gave rooms to only the 18 players registered for the competition and even some team officials did not get hotel rooms too. For the two extra nights we spent in Brazil, we had to pay with our own money for our hotel and feeding. That is life for you.”
A top NFF Official speaking to The cable said,
“Yes, it is true that the curator, media officer as well as the two alternative players have been asked to go back to Nigeria. The ministry can only take care of 18 players and seven officials. The ministry cannot afford to be paying for extra rooms, feeding, allowances out of the 25 people that are supposed to make up the team to the Olympics. The aforementioned people have already left the team’s hotel and are no longer with us.”
More photos of the players who were axed from Rio below..
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Posted: at 18-08-2016 06:43 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
DAMILARE100 at 18-08-2016 07:43 AM (7 years ago) (m)
"they gave rooms to only the 18 players registered for the competition " ...That answers it all. Though i blame the Association for including the unregistered individuals in the first place
Posted: at 18-08-2016 07:43 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ugurucandy at 18-08-2016 08:25 AM (7 years ago) (f)
Now if l talk some bastards will call me names! Jst imagine this shit and embarrassment ! England spent £347m for her contestant and look well they are doing, Nigeria goby has disgraced their citizens quite enough Shame!! Jst imagine that bullshit so so so digusting..
Posted: at 18-08-2016 08:25 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
CammyWhite at 18-08-2016 09:04 AM (7 years ago) (f)
Why send a team to the Olympics if you're not prepared to make the full effort?
By Odin's ravens - we know that Nigeria is not poor! The people who supposedly 'arranged' the team should be publicly shamed and made to explain what happened.
Posted: at 18-08-2016 09:04 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Akinopeyemi at 18-08-2016 09:19 AM (7 years ago) (m)
Pure dis-orderliness, Serious lack of discipline, heavy disgrace...how did they get there in the first place if they are not registered (corruption)...I wonder how we are or was once tagged giant of Africa.
Posted: at 18-08-2016 09:19 AM (7 years ago) | Newbie
A Goal without a Plan is just a Wish. They shall arrive only to start laying down series of complains while leaving the drawing board behind. What a shame!
Common sense is indeed not common.
Posted: at 18-08-2016 10:16 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
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