Speaking from the team’s camp at the
Hyatt Place, the Super Eagles captain was furious: “I was first told of this
unfortunate story by a friend who called me from Nigeria. I thought he was
joking until he sent me the link. “I don’t know the source of this story which
to me is all out to divide us as a team.
I would have thought that stories that
should be coming out in the media are stories that will unite the team instead
of dividing us. Our target in Rio is to excel, but if they continue like this,
then I wonder how we can be united.”
Wondering why the writer thinks that the
players are hungry that needed his money, Mikel asked: “Tell me the players who
are in this team that are so hungry that will be looking up to me for survival?
Is it (William) Ekong, (Oghenekaro) Etebo, (Shehu) Abdulahi, (Daniel) Akpeyi,
(Kingsley) Madu, (Okechukwu) Azubuike or (Stanley) Amuzie, who are my team
–mates in the Super Eagles, that I will be donating to, or other players who
are plying their trade abroad and are doing well for themselves? To me, this is
just mere distraction that won’t help this team going into a major tournament
like the Olympics.” The Chelsea FC ace then appealed to the sporting press and
Nigerians generally to rally round the team and wish the players and officials
well as they get ready for the men’s football tournament of the Rio Olympics.
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