How Samson Siasia “borrowed money to pay players”
By Kayode Badmus
As Nigeria heads to the final of the ongoing African U-23 nations cup, revelations have emerged that the government has abandoned the team.
According to reports, the players are yet to get paid their accumulated camp allowances and bonuses by the sports ministry.
An aide of team coach, Samson Siasia, has revealed that the former Super Eagles player had to borrow money from a friend in the US to motivate the players.
Siasia, according to the unnamed aide, paid each player $100 (about N20,000) after the team qualified for the semi-final clash against host, Senegal.
“It is unfortunate that this is happening when the boys are desirous of qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil next summer,” Siasia’s aide allegedly said.
“The ministry should have long made provisions for this and not wait for the NFF to do it,” the aide, according to reports, said.
Enquiries to the NFF have however not been responded as at the time of reporting.
However, investigation showed that a sum of N1.2 billion was allocated to the Nigerian Football Federation in the 2015 budget.
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