Nigeria's Olympic Dream team are all set for Brazil after their delay in Atlanta because of a problem with the payment for a flight to Rio. The football team are expected to arrive in Brazil less than 36 hours before their opening match.

The squad remained on American soil on Wednesday night, and were due to board a flight that would land in the western Brazilian city of Manaus with just hours to spare ahead of their Group B clash with Japan on Thursday (9 p.m. ET).

Their delay, according to multiple reports from journalists following the team, was caused by a payment mix-up between the Nigerian sports ministry and a charter airline company.

Nigeria’s players had initially thought they would be leaving Atlanta on Wednesday morning. However, when they boarded a flight that their sports ministry had booked with a charter company it was not large enough to carry all of the players, so they disembarked.

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good for them

last to go, first to come back

I just hope they won't start unpacking their luggage again. This present ministry of sports is a shame!

ChangeIsCostant:
last to go, first to come back

Spirit of pessimism leave this body right now!

Any need?

Dem for chater plane begin come back naija

ok

Go for d cup....i believe in u guys.

After the national embarrassment by the dullard in chief, baba Cassandra, we are finally taking off!!

God putting the Afonjas (Yaribaaaa Muslims) and their masters abokiisss to shame!!

Dem de enter exam hall late na, how them go take get gold medal?

Ajgt

Confusion don break bone! Yeepa!!

ChangeIsCostant:
last to go, first to come back

You got no chill at all

when other countries went on private jet our team are going on charter God.....and u don hear say buhari flight get delay ever?

Buhari govt and financial challenges are like 5 and 6.

During Jona's time, we had clever, smart and sharp leaders, who knew how to generate money. There was enough to be stolen and enough to go around. Unlike this dullard's regime wer d govt too is broke, due to wrong economy policies being introduced.

It is well. I believe we will surely get it right someday because all these improper planning cannot continue in this way.

Anyway, wishing all the Nigeria athletes journey mercy and a successful outing at the Rio Olympic.

God bless Nigeria.

Shame on APC, shame on Buhari, shame on NFF...

Nothing is organised under this Gov't except fighting and arresting perceived opponents.

RIOt 2016
Bad preparation equals no medal

Watch Solomon Dalung call USA - United States of Nigeria

Solomon Dalung told newsmen when he was asked to speak about Nigeria's U-23 football team stranded in the US after they refused to board a plane they said was too small to carry them to Rio, Brazil for the Olympics.

Solomon had said:
"Our U-23 team suffering in the United States of Nigeria, What are there for? Because they are U-23 and they went to US and they are having problems, does that become our business? "
Nigerians called Solomon a shame and barraged with more reaction, young man set his account to private.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n_pPhJvvf8

I'm not surprised


In Buhari Govt


Delay, inconclusive and padding etc are watch words

And yet you want this same team to come back home with GOLD medal

Don't be a pessimist

ChangeIsCostant:
last to go, first to come back

Rio all the way


We are solidly behind you

Chai! This is just too Bad...when will They start training

ok

somebody should tell me how these boys will perform with this kind of failed system we are running in this chît country



everything seems not to be working at all, oh my goodness, how did we even get here, God pls help us

Am sure after the delay, the little morale they have will have evaporated....

And this team is expected to be world beaters with this kind of morale and treatment?

ChangeIsCostant:
last to go, first to come back

Guy I can see u have talent, but channel it to the needful direction

Why u dey wish r team badluk?
Odikwa risky!