Dream Team to boycott Q/F against
Denmark
Nigeria play Denmark in
the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2016 Rio Olympic games –
The coach says he has tried to beg
the players to play their next match but have all refused Nigeria’s U-23 Dream
Team coach Samson Siasia says he will support the players should they insist on
boycotting Saturday’s quarterfinal against Denmark.
Samson Siasia and team captain John Mikel Obi
Speaking on Brilla FM on Friday morning, Siasia said the
team has been disrespected by the sports ministry and the Nigeria Football
Federation. “We have been disrespected from all angles – the sports ministry,
the Nigeria Football Federation.
Is that how you will treat your own children?
We are not street kids,” former Super Eagles coach Siasia said. “We have only
been paid allowances for 11 days.
There is no match bonus. What of all the
months we have been training in Nigeria and Atlanta? That’s not fair. “I have
not received my salary for the past five months.
“Everything is upside down and
the boys don’t want to play anymore.
Whatever they want to do, I’m with them.
They are right for fighting for their rights.”
Siasia’s comments come after minster of sports
Solomon Dalung announced that the players have been paid their allowances for
their first first 11 days in camp.
Dream team line up before a match Siasia continued:
“The country already has a bad image, but through football it has got some good
image, but still they won’t let us play. “I have begged these boys, but I
cannot do more than what I have done to get this team up to this point.
” Siasia also put a lie to an official
statement by the NFF that there was no order for kits to be returned to Nigeria
after the Rio Olympics. As usual, the NFF were quick to dismiss a media report
that the NFF secretariat ordered that kits be returned to the office from Rio.
But Siasia told Brila FM:”The NFF ordered that they bring back the jerseys
(from Brazil). Siji Lagunju (of the NFF technical department) was directed to
bring the jerseys back to the NFF.”
Dream Team Nigeria is Africa’s sole surviving representative in Olympic
Football but lost 2-0 to Colombia in their final group game having already
qualified as Group B winners following their opening victories against Japan
and Sweden. The Dream Team face Denmark in the quarter-final of the Olympic
Games on Saturday, kick off time is 8pm (Nigerian time).
source - Naij . com
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