Mikel Obi reveals how he was forced to pay for flight for Nigeria’s team at Rio Olympics after NFF, NOC refused to pay

Former Nigerian international footballer turned Podcast Host, Mikel Obi has revealed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) almost destroyed his dreams to represent Nigeria at the Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.

Mikel said despite the financial support promised by the government and the FA, he had to pay for the team’s flight.

“When I represented my country at the Olympics in Brazil, we had to fly there, and we waited from morning till night, waiting for a plane to take us to Brazil,” Mikel said on the One Obi podcast.

“There was no plane to take us to Brazil because there was in-fighting behind the scene of who was going to pick up the tab.

“The FA didn’t want to pick up the tab, the government I think released the money, but the FA or whoever the money got into his hands refused to release the money.

“So we waited at the airport from morning till night but there was no flight. I had to pay for that flight to take us to Brazil. And these are little things.”