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Nigerian Athletes: The Poorest Dressed At Glasgow Commonwealth Games by Akbee(m): 10:03am On Jul 21, 2014
Nigerian athletes to the Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow, Scotland are the
poorest dressed among the delegations
that will contest for sporting honours when
the events begin on Wednesday.
Reports from Glasgow revealed Nigeria
athletes have not been supplied with kits
and as a result they are dressed in
different colours unlike their counterparts
from other countries who are rightly fitted
with track suits bearing their national
colours.
Apart from those doing the track and field,
all others have no kits. According to a
senior Nigerian athlete at the Games, “it is
an eyesore seeing Nigerian athletes in
tatters,” he said, adding “some are even
wearing bathroom slippers.
“The athletics team was lucky to have
their own personal kits from previous
outings. Nobody has been supplied with
kits and no one knows whether there will
be any.”
One country many colours: Nigerian
athletes in a recent international event.
He disclosed that since they arrived the
games village in Glasgow, there hasn’t
been any meeting with Nigerian officials.
They have not been told on what to expect
with regards to allowances or even
conduct and other logistics that will inform
their movements. The Nigerian team lacks
organisation.
“Most of the athletes are feeling dispirited
here. We have not seen any of our officials
and we are not happy with the situation. I
don’t know why it has to be Nigeria all the
time and it is quite a shame,” he said
Re: Nigerian Athletes: The Poorest Dressed At Glasgow Commonwealth Games by Akbee(m): 10:05am On Jul 21, 2014
Re: Nigerian Athletes: The Poorest Dressed At Glasgow Commonwealth Games by delishpot: 10:15am On Jul 21, 2014
Up Naijiriyaaaaa! Up Ogas at the top of. National sports, Up every Oga at the top.
I trust na, dem get luck sef say dem carry slippers na bare feet dem for use run that race.
Eh, by now their allocated funds dey ogas at the top sugar girls purse. Demvdey use am do shopping for dubai dey snap photo put for face book.
Once again UP our OGAs at the top.

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Re: Nigerian Athletes: The Poorest Dressed At Glasgow Commonwealth Games by Akbee(m): 10:48am On Jul 21, 2014
delishpot: Up Naijiriyaaaaa! Up Ogas at the top of. National sports, Up every Oga at the top.
I trust na, dem get luck sef say dem carry slippers na bare feet dem for use run that race.
Eh, by now their allocated funds dey ogas at the top sugar girls purse. Demvdey use am do shopping for dubai dey snap photo put for face book.
Once again UP our OGAs at the top.
ur on point.

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Re: Nigerian Athletes: The Poorest Dressed At Glasgow Commonwealth Games by dabossman(m): 11:09am On Jul 21, 2014
If they demand for money before competing now, some folks will be here criticizing them. How hard is it to kit a national contingent?

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