Minister of Sport and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung yesterday made a shocking remark about Nigeria’s participation in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Dalung stunned everyone in his interview with the Voice of America when he said that Nigeria is too poor to participate in the World Cup.

He was quoted as saying the nation was too poor to waste money on the World Cup and that Nigeria would never win.

The sports minister also made several damning allegations against the world football governing body, FIFA.

Dalung cited bribery, favouritism and corruption within FIFA as reasons why he opposed Nigeria participating in the tournament.

Sports Minister Dalung told VOA:

“That competition stinks of corruption; that Nigeria is too poor to waste money on it and that Nigeria would never win the trophy.

“The cup that we can win is the African Cup of Nations.

“There is nothing again that will take us to another man’s balcony in the name of the World Cup.

“We already have the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. For these, we can attend such meets.

“But I am opposed to the World Cup. We don’t agree to it. Conspiracy in the World Cup is too much.”

Dalung further alleged that the new FIFA President Gianni Infantino is “rubbing honey on our lips”.

He said:

“There is the issue of bribery and favoritism. There is also the issue of corruption before you are even given the hosting rights.

“We are here suffering from hunger and we don’t have money for such things.

“That is why, even if we try many times, once it gets into the politics of the game, we can never win.

“That was why this year, we had to tackle him (FIFA President) and we said, ‘you , Infantino, if you win this election, you have to give us a position.

“If not, we shall not agree.’ And you see , by the grace of God, he even picked an African as his Secretary-General.

“That means he has started taking honey and rubbing on our lips.

That means that one day, we shall get to really lick the honey.”

Dalung’s comments show his complete lack of knowledge on sports issues and have elicited several backlash and outrage on social media calling for his immediate removal.

SOURCE: http://www./1821-nigeria-poor-attend-world-cup-sports-minister-dalung/

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Buhari come and see your minister

Seriously!!!!

Gobe!

Oga minister who is forcing u to showcase ur ministerial foolishness?

I don't blame him though rather
I blame the afonjaz who connived with the born to rule people to shove dullards down our throats

This is the change they voted
Let's all enjoy it

Thunder wey go fire this man dey gather speed speed for benin-ore expressway. What a shame, what a disgrace....

Solomon Dalung is my hero 'cos he's exactly who I don't want to be.

Are these really true? I know it's not impossible and he's an absolute nutcase but somehow I'm trying to convince myself that there is something that might still be working as it should in his otherwise dead brain...Ndi zombie kwenu o! Una really fly broom wella!

I wonder what kind of business/job this man was into before his appointment.

U see the evil plan PMB and is children.........anyway who ever think e caN kill our joy, the only thing that bring us togetheR in this nation shall never see 25th decemeba iJN..clik like to say Amen.

The man, crazy as he is, made a few points. FIFA, like Nigeria is fantastically corrupt, and will always be...

this man is very dumb

Later someone would come and tell me that Buhari has nt finished dis country; please tell me when such has ever happened?

Well it's good, hope people that voted him are enjoying d change? They should enjoy it well well; even d so called corrupt pdp and abacha's regime never complained of no money.

Only 2 times we Av been in recession and hunger is 1983 and 2016. And people don't still see that Buhari is a disaster.

Well I know things will still get worse. As someone in nairaland said; "Hunger is d best brain factory reset app" the sophisticated ones brain will soon reset; just a matter of time, shebi they say famine is coming; don't worry. As for we that supported GEJ, we will never lack food IJN.

For God's sake must every member of this godforsaken government be this daft? Is Nigeria the only country that the world cup affects? Why are the government & it officials always quick to showcase their stupidity & ineptitude to the whole world? No wonder this idiot said Nigeria need no training to win medals @ the Olympics.Buhari's government remains a curse in the annals of this nation.

The only thing this government is good at is screaming corruption at every given opportunity.
If a minister aka Bubu's noise maker can say this while been interviewed by an international media house,then I can boldly but sadly say we are finished as a country.
No more international respect,pride or dignity.
Why will foreign investors come to the country with such demeaning and foolish statements by PMB and his ministers.
This statement by the sports minister highlights clearly the cluelessness,ineptitude,incompetence and shallow mindedness of this government.
The destruction this government will leave in its wake might take a decade or more of intensive positive international damage control and mitigation to eradicate.

"Who the gods have destined to destroy,they make run mad first".

May God help Nigeria!
May God help us all!

Trash from the pit of a propagandish blogger!

If you think I'm going to believe this error riddled propagandish fallacy, you must be living on the Moon.

Who's the Sport Minister to make such a damming comment?

Try it, we burn the country

Enough of all this sh1t already

This man is a shrink. He needs to be forgotten in a nursing home.

nairalandaddict:
Buhari come and see your minister

Dalong is a huge mistake for a sports minister. He's not even pretending to be competent.

When they eventually qualify he will be the one introducing players on the pitch, out shinning the team captain....#ginormous mofo!

Hope these people get advisers at all or they didn't listen to advice from their numerous advicers, how the minister would be open his mouth without thinking, I rest my case

Well I did not blame him, I only blame who appoint him as sport minister......

Well I did not blame him, I only blame who appointed him as sport minister......

But we have money to buy exotic cars for the senators right?

n some pipul wonder how nigeria entered recession just look at d pipul dat make up buari's cabinet very dull pipul just like d dullard himself. imagine wat a federal minister in buari's govt is saying nigeria will not attend world cup becos nigeria is broke n fifa is kworopt i have never seen dis level of incompetence n foolishness since i was born.
buari dullard's govt is d perfect defination of INCOMPTENCE!
Tufiakwa!!!

hehehe who can believe this

Is this man alright sha
I don't think this man is capable and fit for that position.
#VoteOfNoConfidence

Great

ls this man mad ?

Abi dem swear for him ni?

Football.......the only thing wey naija dey take console themselves to forget the hardship?

Na im you wan deprive us again?

Oga....ori e buru oh...

ayindejimmy:
Trash from the pit of a propagandish blogger!

If you think I'm going to believe this error riddled propagandish fallacy, you must be living on the Moon.

Who's the Sport Minister to make such a damming comment?

Sorry your views are not needed.



Thank You

Dalung smokes weed. Shame on this man. Buhari should sack him.