Mikel Obi Saves Nigeria Dream Team VI From Embarrassment By Paying $4,000 In Brazil

The Nigerian midfielder Mikel Obi, had to part with $4,000 of his own personal money,, to ensure that the Nigeria Olympic team did not miss their flight to Salvado where they will play against Denmark.

Players and Officials of the Dream Team VI, were held to ransom in San Paulo, over unpaid bills incurred by additional offcials.

Ordaizers of the Games, insisted on a team of 25 players, 18 players and 7 officials.
A source confirmed that it was the responsibility of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), to offset the bills of the extra five officials.

" We just arrived Salvado now from San Paulo. We nearly miss our flight because of unpaid bills in the hotel. The hotel held us to ransom", a team official told AfricanFootball.com.

" The problem is that all the additional officials here in Brazil are the responsibility of the NFF, who said they will pay them, but they did not pay them again.

The affected officials included are team's media officer, the team coordinator, the kits manager in charge of players and officials' kits and the accompanying assistant director technical.

A call was put across to the honorable minister of youths and sports, he said we should put the bills in the credit card but the minister said that only 18 players and seven officials should be captured as regards payment according to the rules of the Olympics Games.

" So the hotel bills of these officials about five of them cost the some of over $4,000. They held us hostage for more than one hour and we nearly miss our flight. It was Mikel Obi who rescued us by paying the money. I can tell you honestly speaking that this incident is not the fault of the minister because the minister listed the people to be accommodated which were 18 players and seven officials."