In yet another fresh scandal, Chelsea star Mikel Obi has had
to dole out $4,000 to ensure the Nigeria Olympic team caught their flight to
Salvador after the hotel in Sao Paulo held the entire team to ransom over the
bills incurred by additional officials.
A source close to the team revealed that it took the intervention of the Chelsea star, who is also the team captain, who paid over $4, 0000 before the players and officials of the team were allowed to leave the hotel.
A source close to the team revealed that it took the intervention of the Chelsea star, who is also the team captain, who paid over $4, 0000 before the players and officials of the team were allowed to leave the hotel.
“We just arrived Salvador now (5.20pm Nigerian time) from Sao
Paolo. We nearly missed our flight because of unpaid bills in the hotel. The
hotel held us to ransom,” a team official told journalists.
“The problem is that all the additional officials here in Brazil
are the responsibility of the Nigeria Football Federation, who said they will
pay for them, but they did not pay for them again.
“The affected officials included the team’s media officer, the
team coordinator, the kits manager in charge of players and officials’ kits and
the accompanying assistant director technical.
“A call was put across to the honourable minister of youths and
sports, he said we should put the bill in the (credit) card but the card didn’t
work. They tried and tried but the minister said that only 18 players and seven
officials should be captured as regards payment according to the rules of the
Olympic Games.
“So, the hotel bills of these other officials, about five of
them cost the sum of over $4,000. They held us hostage for more than one hour
and we nearly missed our flight. It was Mikel (Obi) who rescued us by paying
the money,” the source further said.
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