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 expenses can 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.”
“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,”
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