Wonder! Sports Minister, Dalung Sends 2 Players & 3 Officials Back to Nigeria

Sports minister, Solomon Dalung has sent two
players and three officials of the national U-23
team back to Nigeria from the ongoing 2016
Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

Two players of the national U-23 team and three
football officials has been sent back to Nigeria
from the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Rio,
Brazil, by the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung.
According to a report by Punch, the two alternate
players are;

1. Stanley Dimgba (Player)
2. Yusuf Mohammed (Goalkeeper)
The officials sent packing by the minister from the
games and flown out of Brazil to Nigeria on
Monday night are;

1. Timi Ebikagboro - (Team’s media officer)
2. Team curator
3. Team coordinator

The Nigeria Football Federation spokesman said;
“We said they should send them back home if they
could not take care of them (players and officials.”

It was learnt that the Sports minister, Dalung had
complained of the huge financial burden of taking
care of the extra players and officials after the
players were prevented from leaving the hotel over
the unpaid bills of eight of their unaccredited
players and officials.

He said 84 players and four officials – unofficially
accredited persons had been with the team since
they left Atlanta for Brazil.

“The organisers of the Games, the International
Olympic Committee, are only responsible for 25
accredited players and officials including feeding,
flights and accommodation. We have been carrying
the rest along. In Manaus, we were forced to pay
camp allowances to the extra four players making
29,” Dalung added.