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Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by MrSly(m): 8:44am On Jun 23, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
Make siasia go bury him head in shame abeg angry

Was Mikel supposed to pay for the hotel bills of the team in the first place? angry. If not for the failed leadership we have in the country as a whole angry

Always defending incompetency and nonsense angry
And now they want to reap Mikel because he may have paid through the relevant people that suppose to organise the journey and may not have paid directly to the airline. Reason for the quick challenge to provide receipt of payment.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Arbiter9(m): 8:47am On Jun 23, 2025
Sisia the mugu! If there NFF and Sports ministry paid why not point it out instead of facing Mikel. What has Sisia ever paid for in his life?
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by patrickcollins: 8:51am On Jun 23, 2025
Mabuggi88:
grin grin old story, what brought it forth again?
But wait, how can Mikel be broke after collecting over 120k dollars per week in London for more than 6years
Corrupt convicted Samson Siasa is the broke one since he was disgracefully dismissed from participating in any sports activities
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by derico(m): 8:52am On Jun 23, 2025
This has been in the news for ages...why debunking it nowhuh
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Cmanforall: 8:53am On Jun 23, 2025
Mabuggi88:
grin grin old story, what brought it forth again?
But wait, how can Mikel be broke after collecting over 120k dollars per week in London for more than 6years
He is not broke. He has investments m. But of course, more money won’t be rejected grin
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by dratine(m): 8:53am On Jun 23, 2025
Samson I have a lot regard and respect for you during your days as the head coach of our national team.
If mikel didn't pay for the flight ticket who then paid for it.
You have admitted that there are some bills to be sorted out may be according to you hotel bills, as a head coach why can't you sort it out but the embarrassment was heavy to them as players and one person decided to foot the bills. Now you are here telling us that he is broke and all that.
It's really appalling to hear such from a super star like you Samson.
You need to apologize to mikel for this statement of yours that maybe he is broke.
Don't run your own player down because someone like him took you to the level you are today.
If mikel didn't pay the flight ticket who did.
Answer me Samson
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Rexymania(m): 9:00am On Jun 23, 2025
This is why I don't encourage people help people in Nigeria, they will forget and rub it on your face. Mikel was not even supposed to pay for that hotel bills. By the way, it was all over the news that Mikel paid the flight ticket to Brazil....I can still remember like it was yesterday. C'mon, these guys should do better
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by kedeojo(m): 9:05am On Jun 23, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
Make siasia go bury him head in shame abeg angry

Was Mikel supposed to pay for the hotel bills of the team in the first place? angry. If not for the failed leadership we have in the country as a whole angry

Always defending incompetency and nonsense angry
Which head is he burying in shame when Obi lied of paying what he didn't do. Was he forced to pay part of hotel bills even if he does the full payment self. Have you had the likes of Eto echoing what he did to his national team and even till now. Like mikel obi like Peter obi.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by just2endowed: 9:09am On Jun 23, 2025
EponObi:
All I see are two men who have no control of their mouth.

For Mikel, there some issue you just ignore because the attention and unforeseeable reaction won't be worth it. So now that Siasia don choke mouth, will he (Mikel) now double down and start trading insult with his former coach? The issue even happened in 2016 - hotel bill or plane ticket - just forget it and move on.


For Siasia, it's foolery to bring brokenness in the matter. Does Mikel looks like someone who is broke? Without saying he's broke, his response would have been more mature. Just last year, Nigerians rebuked Osimhen for insulting Finidi, the national head coach. Respect is reciprocal and Mikel is not just an ordinary player; he's a living legend of the Super Eagles. He deserves more respect from you as his former Coach.

For NFA, a big shame, an embarassment. How can individual players be sponsoring the national team to a big competition like the Olympics? Issues like this need investigation. There are many questions to be answered. Most importantly, did the FG release the fund and the leaders of the NFA failed to allocate it to the national team?
Someone somewhere don chop the budget money
No be Nigeria we dey
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Kobicove(m): 9:09am On Jun 23, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
Make siasia go bury him head in shame abeg angry

Was Mikel supposed to pay for the hotel bills of the team in the first place? angry. If not for the failed leadership we have in the country as a whole angry

Always defending incompetency and nonsense angry
Why should he be ashamed of speaking out to set the records straight?!
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by kedeojo(m): 9:12am On Jun 23, 2025
Codes151:
who asked him to pay and be making noise?

Una Dey always Dey quick to rant.
Don't mind them. Brazilian footballers were contributing to thier national team without noise. Mikel obi didn't pay for any flight ticket cos it was freely given by delta airline. He obviously pay part payment of hotel bills and he still making niose about it. Like mikel obi like Peter obi. What did they gain in trying to demarket the country. Mikel obi as been a nusiance with is so called obi podcast. He keep saying rubbish. Thank God a lady put him to the cleaner when he was saying rubbish about Arteta of arsenal.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by kedeojo(m): 9:18am On Jun 23, 2025
Akwamkpuruamu:
Siasisa is a very mad man. Is he not ashamed that Mikel had to pay some of their hotel bills? What's NFF doing with the money budgeted for such tournaments? And this happened under the so called anti corruption Caesar called Buhari...
Even thou is the responsibility of NFF to pay for hotel bills. Mikel was not forced to pay part of it and he should not be say such at any given time. That is what piss off Siasia. He might have called obi and tell him to stop all the drama about the issue. He is not the first to pay bills for national teams. Eto did that for many years and he is reaping the reward now. I remembered then, most of us praise him for offsetting some bills back then, while is he still stressing it.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Kukutente23: 9:19am On Jun 23, 2025
Codes151:
who asked him to pay and be making noise?

Una Dey always Dey quick to rant.
This is wrong
There's nothing wrong in what Mikel did
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by kedeojo(m): 9:21am On Jun 23, 2025
Ejebleje:
Same coach with that match fixing scandal? We've not forgotten o . Mikel has more credibility than you . Even if it's "merely" hotel bills he paid for, was it in his place ? Na wa for this man. If you want to call out the federation now for owing you arrears, you'll start seeking Nigerians' support. Whether he's broke or not, he has every right to demand a refund.
You are mikel who will do little and claim to have done more. Why must he lie. Anyway na DNA things. I only blame Siasia for mentioning brokenness in his reply.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by SarkinYarki: 9:21am On Jun 23, 2025
Any small thing the typical Nigerian will first attempt to broke shame you , why is he trying to paint Mikel as broke? Mikel could have been swindled by the rats in NFA
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by penearth(m): 9:24am On Jun 23, 2025
It's high time we show patriotism to the nation that nurtured us to stardom. Other African players do it with heavy pride. But in Nigeria is zero
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by kedeojo(m): 9:28am On Jun 23, 2025
KillahPriest:
This issue has been ongoing since that Olympic year and nobody refuted it till tomorrow but no matter how angry we are with Siasia, its left for Mikel to name and shame those who siphoned monies meant for players logistics and also those he gave money to settle the payments cool
That nobody responded then don't make him to be right. Peter obi has been making claims since and when the likes of Reno expose him, his people call for his head. My only blame to Siasia is him mentioning brokeness in the conversation. Obi can't pay for the flight off all the players to USA. If we are talking of Ahmed Musa I will not argue cos he his far more benevolence than Mikel. During and after football, he his not know to carry any charitable course.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Adesina18111(m): 9:31am On Jun 23, 2025
Make all of them getat... M**d people... Samuel Eto did more than that for his teammates, Emmanuel Adebayor single handedly sponsored his country national team a competition... Only in Nigeria u see our players stingy towards their country... Mikel should shut up and move on!!..
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by KosiGee(m): 9:31am On Jun 23, 2025
lexy2014:
how broke take enter this matter?

did Mikel ask for a refund that Siasia says Mikel is trying to make money out of the episode?
Don’t believe everything you read online. Someone might have either twisted Siasia’s words to provoke reactions or Siasia might even not have said anything.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by valentineuwakwe(m): 9:32am On Jun 23, 2025
Instead of the corrupt NFF to respond na Siasia dey respond...seems he is looking for job with them or already working sef. You left the main point of them still oweing him since 2016 to talk of mikel being broke..na wa.

What about his match fixing bet wey him do....na brokeness make siasia join betting as a coach too....yeye grin
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by KillahPriest: 9:38am On Jun 23, 2025
kedeojo:
That nobody responded then don't make him to be right. Peter obi has been making claims since and when the likes of Reno expose him, his people call for his head. My only blame to Siasia is him mentioning brokeness in the conversation. Obi can't pay for the flight off all the players to USA. If we are talking of Ahmed Musa I will not argue cos he his far more benevolence than Mikel. During and after football, he his not know to carry any charitable course.
no carry this your sense cross mainroad. Advice no be curse cool
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Munashak: 9:38am On Jun 23, 2025
With this unserious management, and washing our dirty boxers outside for the whole world to see una go still insults players wey no gree play for Nigeria despite only thing connecting them to Nigeria is their names.
Is a player suppose to pay hotel bills for his team mates in the first place?
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by raphy(m): 9:39am On Jun 23, 2025
Sia sia beg him money he didnt give him now he use style call him broke.see how legend calls another legend broke.
Gutter behavior from a grown old man.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by izombie(m): 9:42am On Jun 23, 2025
Siasia which one you pay for? You said mikel may be broke but let's assume he is, his wife's money will still take care of him for life. Did delta airline fly you for free? Why you no ask mikel to bring the hotel bill receipt that he paid for? You can't because you know the receipts were made out to NFF. Siasia you just lost every respect i had for you. Which one you pay? Head coach my a55
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by aribisala0(m): 9:43am On Jun 23, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
Make siasia go bury him head in shame abeg angry

Was Mikel supposed to pay for the hotel bills of the team in the first place? angry. If not for the failed leadership we have in the country as a whole angry

Always defending incompetency and nonsense angry
Why should he bury his head in shame for setting the record straight?
Is the NFF his family business.? He played for the Nigeria just like Mikel if there is anything to be ashamed about that is for ALL NIGERIANS including YOU

He did NOT DEFEND anything
I don't why you are emotional

That is the trait of a man raised by a single mother

A real man is Rational while women are emotional

Mikel said he paid for ticket
Siasia said HE DID NOT

It is a very simple matter

The way MEN approach that is very different from women
If you paid prove it

THE MANLY WAY

Start throwing tantrums abusing the messenger and whipping up sentiments the WOMANLY way

The way of a man who grew up with an absentee father
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Berankis: 9:43am On Jun 23, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
Make siasia go bury him head in shame abeg angry

Was Mikel supposed to pay for the hotel bills of the team in the first place? angry. If not for the failed leadership we have in the country as a whole angry

Always defending incompetency and nonsense angry
You can imagine! Abi some people gather somewhere swear for this country? Why are we always like this? A player is paying for the hotel bills of national team and you are coming out in public to counter him? Why didn't Siasia pay the hotel bills then as he was the head coach? Head Coach will a bald empty head!
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Berankis: 9:45am On Jun 23, 2025
lexy2014:
how broke take enter this matter?

did Mikel ask for a refund that Siasia says Mikel is trying to make money out of the episode?
He was actually indirectly asking for a refund. But even at that, it is just rightful to ask if he funded it from personal account.
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by cpu2006(m): 9:48am On Jun 23, 2025
Siasia need to be calming down. u that r just coming back to life, u still they talk waiting no concern you
Re: Rio 2016: Mikel Didn't Pay Nigeria's Flight Ticket, Maybe He Is Broke - Siasia by Berankis: 9:48am On Jun 23, 2025
Inspirer1:
Is it normal for him to pay hotel bills in the first instance,,,,,no shame, after admitting he paid hotel bills, you're still throwing sub at him, why include "maybe he is broke and looking for money"...if that one responds in kind now, they will say he doesn't have 'respect'.
GASLIGHTING!
GASLIGHTING!
GASLIGHTING!
GASLIGHTING!
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