Dream Team To Defy NFF Over Japanese Fan’s Cash

Contrary to a hurriedly
prepared official denial by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Nigeria Olympic team led by Chelsea star Mikel Obi are spoiling for a fight over the $390,000 donated to them by a Japanese fan.
On Saturday, the NFF fired a statement quoting president Amaju Pinnick as saying it was mischievous to say they planned to use the donation from the Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu to offset mounting debts.
Rather, they insisted that they were merely conducting an integrity test on the donation and the donor.
The Japanese fan wrote out two Citibank cheques – $200,000 in favour of coach Samson Siasia and $190,000 in favour of Mikel.
A team member told AfricanFootball.com:”We have resolved that no matter what, we will not surrender this cash to the NFF.
“Mikel has insisted all of us will get our share of the money. That we should not mind what the people in the NFF are saying.
“He will make available this cash when he comes for next month’s AFCON qualifier against Tanzania in Uyo.”