Sports Minister Sends Two U23 Players, Officers Back to Nigeria - Olympics

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Sports Minister Sends Two U23 Players, Officers Back to Nigeria - Olympics

Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has sent two U-23 players and 3 other 'unofficially accredited' officers with the Nigerian team back home from Brazil, Punch reports.

Two alternate players, Stanley Dimgba and goalkeeper Yusuf Mohammed, 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,” NFF spokesman said.

Dalung had complained of financial inadequacies in Brazil. According to him, 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.