Super Eagles Captain and Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel bi has revealed he paid money to save dream team at the Rio Olympics in a new interview with Goal.com. This comes after Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung debunked rumours of any payment by the player.
"I think if we talk about the money that I put into the team I think it was more than [£30,000]," Mikel told Goal. "But we just had to do it.
"I said to myself, 'I won’t let this happen. If I can help, I’ll try to help'. Sometimes there was no food, sometimes there was no pitch to train on, there was no bus to go to the training ground. So all of this was what me and the coach had to figure out, and get money together.
"I came to the camp. I sat down with the boys in Atlanta and I could see the frustration, the pain and the anger. Their aim was to play in the Olympics, their goal was to play in the Olympics. And for me being there and seeing what they are going through, they are young boys, they want to start their career and someone in the ministry is trying to crush that dream," he said.
kingcalors at 11-09-2016 04:24 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Despite the wahala they went through, they came back with BRONZE. The only medal Nigeria won. it's a big shame to the minister. If na southerner he will be SACKED. Una talk sey BUHARI isn't a tribalist? Fa-fa-fa foul.
Posted: at 11-09-2016 04:24 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
livingstone80 at 11-09-2016 04:48 PM (8 years ago) (m)
GOD bless you more Mikel, but what do we expect from evil people in government of Nigeria? MAY GOD IN HEAVEN SAVE US FROM evil people in government of Nigeria Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: at 11-09-2016 04:48 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
Deprince3 at 12-09-2016 06:01 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: kingcalors on 11-09-2016 04:24 PM
Despite the wahala they went through, they came back with BRONZE. The only medal Nigeria won. it's a big shame to the minister. If na southerner he will be SACKED. Una talk sey BUHARI isn't a tribalist? Fa-fa-fa foul.
BUHARI IS A USELESS TRIBALISTIC BIGOT
Posted: at 12-09-2016 06:01 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
Erekosima at 12-09-2016 07:42 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: kison on 11-09-2016 07:22 PM
JUST CONTINUE TO BE CAREFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL……………………………….
Is this ur trademark or do u think this gives u recognition? The time u used in coming up here to always say this, should have been used to do better things.
Posted: at 12-09-2016 07:42 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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