Mikel Obi Didn't Pay for Flight to 2016 Olympics

Mikel Obi didn't pay for flight to 2016 Olympics

The head coach of Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics, Samson Siasia, has denied that former midfielder John Mikel Obi paid for the team’s flight tickets to Brazil. Mikel Obi had made the claims while appearing on a recent podcast hosted by Peter Crouch. He stated that those in charge of football in Nigeria had refused to refund him, after top officials diverted the allocated funds. But Siasia, in an interview with Nigerian journalist Callistus Ebare, …

‘Show receipts’ — Siasia refutes Mikel’s claim of funding Eagles’ flight to 2016 Olympics

Samson Siasia, the head coach of the Nigeria U-23 men’s football team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has refuted Mikel Obi’s claim that he paid for the fight tickets that took the team to the competition.   In a recent chat on a podcast with Peter Crouch, former England striker, Mikel claimed he funded the team’s journey from their camp in Atalanta, US, to Manaus in Brazil for the Olympics.   Mikel said “somebody was sitting on top of that money, did…

Siasia vs Mikel Rio 2016 Chartered Flight Saga: Former Sports Minister Dalung Clears the Air

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has addressed the long-standing controversy surrounding the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, specifically the alleged chartered flight payment by former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi. In a recent interview with AIT journalist Calistus Ebare, Dalung provided a detailed account of what transpired when the Nigeria U23 football team, led by coach Samson Siasia and captained by Mikel Obi, face…

Mikel didn’t pay for any flights - Siasia dismisses Mikel Obi’s claims of funding 2016 Olympic team’s travel

Siasia refutes Mikel Obi's allegations about funding the 2016 Olympic team's travel.

Who is lying? 2016 pre-Olympic camp organizer fact-checks Mikel Obi flying Nigerian team to Rio - Soccernet NG

In one year, retired Super Eagles midfielder Mikel John Obi has openly stated on multiple occasions that he paid $250,000 to fly Nigeria's team from London to Rio for the 2016 Olympics, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria won just one medal at the 2016 Olympics – the bronze by the football team. However, the team was very close to missing the entire tournament. In one of the weirdest stories of that Olympics, Nigeria's football team was camped in Atla…