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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.
It was learnt that the two alternate players Stanley Dimgba and
goalkeeper Yusuf Mohammed alongside the team’s media officer, Timi
Ebikagboro, curator and the team coordinator were sent packing from the
games and flew out of Brazil to Nigeria on Monday night.
“We said they should send them back home if they could not take care
of them (players and officials,” Nigeria Football Federation spokesman
told The PUNCH.
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.
Dalung 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.
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