Captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympics, John Mikel Obi has denied media reports that he gave 30,000 dollars to his team–mates in the U-23 team presently camping in Atlanta, USA.
Wondering why the writer thinks that the players are hungry that needed his money, Mikel asked: “Tell me the players who are in this team that are so hungry that will be looking up to me for survival? Is it William Ekong, Oghenekaro Etebo, Shehu Abdulahi, Daniel Akpeyi, Kingsley Madu, Okechukwu Azubuike or Stanley Amuzie, who are my team–mates in the Super Eagles, that I will be donating to, or other players who are plying their trade abroad and are doing well for themselves? To me, this is just a mere distraction that won’t help this team going into a major tournament like the Olympics.”
Source: BreakingTimes