Former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi has disclosed how he singlehandedly sponsored U-23 Eagles team’s flight to the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio, Brazil, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS
Obi was one of the three senior players named in the team by the then head coach, Samson Siasia.
He was also handed the captain’s armband, leading the team to third position in the men’s football event.
“When I represented my country at the Olympics in Brazil, we had to fly there, and we waited from morning till night, waiting for a plane to take us to Brazil,” Mikel said on his podcast.
“There was no plane to take us to Brazil because there was in-fighting behind the scene of who was going to pick up the tab.
“The FA didn’t want to pick up the tab, the government I think released the money, but the FA or whoever the money got into his hands refused to release the money.
“So we waited at the airport from morning till night but there was no flight. I had to pay for that flight to take us to Brazil. And these are little things.”
