The
Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated the U23 national Team for winning
bronze at this year’s Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Brazil, after edging
Honduras 3-2 in Belo Horizonte yesterday. Nigeria's players celebrate after
receiving their bronze medals after defeating Honduras in the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games men's bronze medal football match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo
Horizonte, Brazil, on August 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Nigeria’s players
celebrate after receiving their bronze medals after defeating Honduras in the
Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s bronze medal football match at the Mineirao
stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on August 20, 2016. File photo Victory meant
Nigeria has now won gold, silver and bronze from the Men’s Olympic Football
Tournament over the past 20 years. They scooped gold in 1996 and picked silver
eight years ago, also under Samson Siasia. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football
Federation, through its president Amaju Pinnick has blasted former goalkeeper
Peterside Idah for a mischievous post on his tweeter handle before the match,
suggesting the Federation wanted to ‘hijack’ the donation to the team by
Japanese plastic surgeon, Dr. Katsuya Takasu. “His message was a lie, an
atrocious false alarm before an important match. I had exchanged correspondence
with the Minister on the issue of the donation and we agreed that there was
need for caution. The Minister said to me that he read the donation in the
papers and had expressed serious concern. I also received a mail from the NFF
Integrity Officer who expressed very serious concern with this kind of
donation. “I got in touch with the Ambassador of Nigeria to Brazil and the
Minister to say that whatever had to be done should be done after the Bronze
Medal Match, to avoid any distractions. The NFF may be having financial
challenges, but I assure you nobody in the Federation is interested in that
money. “If we get the Government’s go-ahead to collect the money, no official
of the NFF will be involved even in the collection. The money will be received
directly by the team.”
No comments:
Post a Comment