Solomon Dalung, Nigeria’s minister of sports, has stated that the
national U-23 football team, Dream Team VI, were not entitled to
receive match bonuses at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The team, who qualified for the semi-finals after beating Denmark 2-0
on Saturday, August 13, 2016, had threatened to boycott the quarter-
final match against the Danes if their outstanding allowances and the
five months salaries owed coach Samson Siasia were not paid.


Accrding to Punch, Dalung said the team’s outstanding camp
allowances for 11 days were paid on Saturday, August 13, 2016.
Dalung stated, “I spoke with the captain of the team Mikel Obi and I
explained to him that match bonuses are only paid to players during
the World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations but not at the Olympic or
Commonwealth Games. This is their first appearance at the Olympics
so the players may not know that they don’t pay match bonuses at the
Games.


“We have paid all outstanding camp allowances for the Rio Games to
the players so we owe them nothing. On Siasia, the federation has
admitted that they owe him five months salaries. He was owed before
he agreed to take the team to Atlanta, so making it an issue now after
qualifying for the quarter-finals is not in the interest of the country.


“I have appealed to the coach and the players to put the country first
before personal interest. All other issues that need to be addressed
will definitely be addressed after the Olympics,” the minister said.



http://www.thetrentonline.com/dream-team-match-bonus/

listen to the honourable minister biko...

always keep your country FIRST


anyways.....

true.. only in the united States of Nigeria

Thunder fire u there. U Stupid pass buhari..

what a big shame,coming from a sports minister?doeas this man know that a woker deserves his wages??Nigeria is really in deep shit,leadership wise,its really a pity.

smithsydny:
Thunder fire ME FIRST.I Stupid pass buhari..

Guy why.