Skip to main content

I covered the cost of the U-23 Eagles' 2016 Olympic trip.

The method by which Mikel John Mikel Obi funded the U-23 Eagles team's airfare to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil has been made public.


The team's handler at the time, Samson Siasia, named Mikel as one of the three overage players on the roster.

In addition to receiving the captain's armband, the former Chelsea midfielder guided the club to third place in the men's football competition.


However, the former star of Norway's Lyn Oslo disclosed how the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) almost destroyed the team's hopes due to inept planning.


"We had to fly there when I represented my country in the Olympics in Brazil, and we had to wait from the morning till On his podcast, Mikel stated, "We're waiting for a plane to take us to Brazil at night."


 "There was internal strife on who would foot the bill, therefore there was no plane to transport us to Brazil.


"The FA refused to pay the bill; the government, I believe, released the funds, but the FA, or whoever obtained the funds, would not relinquish them.


We thus spent the entire day at the airport, but there was no flight. That flight to Brazil was paid for by me. Furthermore, these are insignificant details.




 


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

HAUSA PRAISE & WORSHIP MEDLEY LYRICS

HAUSA PRAISE & WORSHIP MEDLEY LYRICS HAUSA PRAISE  & WORSHIP MEDLEY LYRICS YESU MUNGODE MAKA YAU (JESUS WE’RE SAYING THANK YOU LORD) UBANGIJI KAI KADAI KA ISA YABO O (OUR SAVIOUR YOU ALONE ART WORTHY TO BE PRAISE) KAI KADAI [3X] UBANGIJI  KAI KADAI ISA YABO (YOU ALONE [3X] OUR SAVIOUR YOU ALONE ART WORTHY TO BE PRAISE)            YA YESU NA ….. (OH JESUS) KAI ISA DAUKAKA (YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE LIFTED UP) YA YESU NA (MY JESUS) KA ISA YABO (YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE PRAISE)  KA ISA YABO [2X] (YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE PRAISE [2X]) KAI ISA DAUKAKA (WORTHY TO BE LIFTED UP) YA YESU NA ….. (OH JESUS) KA ISA YABO (YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE PRAISE) MAI ZA MU BA WA YESU MAI MU KEDESHI (NOTHING BUT THANKS) MAI ZA MU BA SA WANDA YA WUSE GODIYA (JUST THANKS, NOTHING BUT THANKS) SAI GODIYA [2X]  MAI ZA MU BA SA WANDA YA WUSE GODIYA (JUST THANKS, NOTHING BUT THANKS) CHAN SA MA NI YA,CHAN SAMA NIYA , CHAN SA MA NI YA CHAN CH...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @ DR SAMSON ADEWALE ADEGOKE FROM TIMBLOGGIST.COM

To the man who taught me.that  everything about life is simplle. Love you,  "To the king of our castle, and my personal hero.  "Thank you for your wisdom, your guidance, and your unwavering support. You are my greatest gift.   Your love and sacrifices have made me who I am today. Thank you for everything. "Happy birthday to the world's best  "Thanks for everything sir. You deserve the best!"   "You're my hero, my role model, and my best friend.  "Wishing you a day as amazing as you are.  Happy birthday, Sir!"  

SWAN: Team Nigeria's appalling performance at the Paris Olympics is unacceptable.

The performance of Team Nigeria in the 2024 Olympic Games has been characterized as significantly below expectations by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN). Through the Secretary-General of the Association, Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, SWAN President Mr. Isaiah Benjamin issued a statement stating that Nigeria's failure to return from the recently concluded Olympics with a medal was unacceptable. The Association blamed the country's enormous failure in Paris on administrative incompetence and ignorance, which became evident when the name of Favour Ofili, a highly regarded track and field athlete from Nigeria, was discovered to be missing from the list of competitors for the 100-meter event. After the Games, SWAN questioned why there were so many claims of medal hauls that administered by the sports authorities despite their full knowledge that nothing, not even the amount of preparation necessary to ensure a podium finish, was in place. Nigerians were led to believe that ev...