Nigerian sports minister Solomon Dalung has hinted at shady deals behind the country’s football team being stranded for several days at their training base in Atlanta, USA, before they finally made their way to the Olympics in Brazil.
It is expected that after the Rio Olympics a high-powered probe will be initiated by the minister to uncover the truth behind the drama, which caused Nigeria international shame.
The Nigeria team only flew into Brazil barely seven hours before their opening match against Japan.
And Dalung said on a television interview Thursday that the episode revealed “quiet dirty” details which those involved cannot defend themselves against when they are confronted with.
“The Atlanta event was quiet dirty and some of the actors (involved) cannot stand before Nigeria (to answer to these charges),” Dalung alleged.
“The event of Atlanta was another attempt to rip the country off.”
Dalung said he has a receipt from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the chartered flight that eventually flew the team from Atlanta to Manaus when he alleged that Delta Airlines confirmed to his officials that the flight was their own “contribution” to the country’s Olympic campaign.
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Delta Airline just came to help Nigeria out of shame. That has nothing to do with their pay. They need to be paid or even to be paid more because of your poor planning. I can't just imagine the minister saying Delta flew Nigeria fro free. That must be a joke.
ReplyDeleteWhat if they did? Is it the first time you will be hearing of such benevolence by organisations in sports. Pls confirm the truthfulness of the statement before you think everything is a joke bros.
DeleteU are just right..... So many free organizational corporate services and goods to the country that dis pple have converted to claimed cash from govt.
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ReplyDeleteNigeria is hell. The world's biggest zoo. Nigeria is not worth the sweat. Keep fooling yourselves
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