

Former Nigerian international, John Mikel Obi, has made a shocking revelation about the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mikel, who was the captain of the U-23 Eagles team and one of the three overage players, disclosed that he personally funded the team’s flight to the tournament.
This was due to poor planning and a lack of resources from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), which threatened to derail the team’s participation.
Despite these challenges, the team went on to win the bronze medal under the guidance of manager Samson Siasia.
Mikel’s revelation highlights the struggles and sacrifices made by the players to represent their country, and the need for better support and organization from the governing bodies.
He said:
“When I represented my country at the Olympics in Brazil, we had to fly there, and we waited from morning till night, waiting for a plane to take us to Brazil,” Mikel said on his podcast.
“There was no plane to take us to Brazil because there was in-fighting behind the scene of who was going to pick up the tab.
The FA didn’t want to pick up the tab, the government I think released the money, but the FA or whoever the money got into his hands refused to release the money.
“So we waited at the airport from morning till night but there was no flight. I had to pay for that flight to take us to Brazil. And these are little things.”
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