The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has shot down the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung’s defence that he knew nothing about the national U-23 team’s trip to Atlanta, USA preparatory for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
To prove that the minister was briefed about the trip and re quest put to him to allow the federation take extra members of delegation who will make the team’s work easier, as against his allegation that they it padded the team list, the letter was sent to Sports Vanguard for verification.
The letter which was signed by the General Secretary of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi was dated May 9, 2016 with Reference Number NFF/OGS/GEN/Vol. XVI/129 and received at the office of the minister on May 10, 2016 duly signed for. The letter also copied to the Permanent Secretary of the ministry has as its heading, “Conveyance of Nigeria’s U-23 Team’s Program ahead of Rio Olympics and Request on Extra Members of Delegation”.
Informing the minister that the sports ministry would be responsible for the entire bill of the team’s camping programme and friendly matches in the United Kingdom, the NFF wrote “This is to respectfully convey to the Honourable Minister, the program of the Nigeria U-23 Football Team, also known as Dream Team, with regards to proposed camping in the United Kingdom and the United States of America ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.”
It also informed the minister that the organisers of the Invitational Tournament in South Korea told the NFF that they would cater for 20 players and 10 officials during the friendly matches. As a result, the NFF asked the minister to “approve for release by the ministry the attached estimate (about N22.5m and $471,052 for the Ist phase in the UK and N1.7m and $154,603 for the 2nd phase in the USA) for the entire program in the UK and the bill for the extra 10 players and one official in the USA, as head coach (Siasia) intends to make the trip with 30 players and 11 officials.
The NFF would however, not confirm if the minister gave the approval after receiving the letter as all calls and messages put across to the president, Amaju Pinnick and General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi were not replied. Meanwhile a member of the team told Sports Vanguard that “I can hit my chest and and say it’s only our football team that had the fewest accompanying officials, we never went with 35 officials. If you can, ask him(the minister) how he appointed for the team a Welfare Officer, who is (President) Buhari’s late brother’s son, whose mother is the CoS to the First Lady by name Modibo.”
Another source said because Siasia refused to include one player the minister brought to him in the team because the boys was not good enough, he incurred the wrath of the minister who then went onto deny knowledge of the team’s presence in the USA. However, when the minister heard of the team’s travails in the US he said, “I am hearing the story of our U-23 team camping in the USA for the first time now; we don’t know who took them there and what their mission there is. It’s like when somebody goes to market and have problem, then, he will hold the ministry responsible.”
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So who is lying?
Stella, from the pics up there one can easily tell who the liar is.
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DeleteDalung is the liar
That man looks like a creeper to me.
They should go and take several seats. What are they all going there for? See their mouth like delegation. Idiots, the country doesn't have money to even pay diligent workers, na to sponsor pot bellied men in the name of delegates.
DeleteWas Dalung the reason NFF has refused to pay former coaches? Even in death? Was Dalung there when NFF owed Keshi to death, what about Amodu shuaibu? Oliseh? Abeg! If you want to confess your sins, then start from the beginning. Idiats. With that Amaju bent gum and lips, you all jeopardizzed the soccer team because he refused to sponsor 11people for the coach alone. Then 30players, for what? When RIO asked for 20players and a total of 10delegates. Nonsense! The era of jamboree is over.
They should go and take several seats. What are they all going there for? See their mouth like delegation. Idiots, the country doesn't have money to even pay diligent workers, na to sponsor pot bellied men in the name of delegates.
DeleteWas Dalung the reason NFF has refused to pay former coaches? Even in death? Was Dalung there when NFF owed Keshi to death, what about Amodu shuaibu? Oliseh? Abeg! If you want to confess your sins, then start from the beginning. Idiats. With that Amaju bent gum and lips, you all jeopardizzed the soccer team because he refused to sponsor 11people for the coach alone. Then 30players, for what? When RIO asked for 20players and a total of 10delegates. Nonsense! The era of jamboree is over.
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DeleteChaiiiiiii u get mouth o o
You finished Amaju
I had to troll up check his lip
Lmao
This man sef
ReplyDeleteDalung needs to be fired. That man looks like a wuruwuru somebody. Before he will be dressing like kegites.
ReplyDeleteI laughed hard at your comment .. No be small kegites lol, the dalung guy looks like a fraud
DeleteDalung is a liar with his rebel beret
ReplyDeleteWhy does he like dressing like a mopol?
ReplyDeleteSee him face like cowshit
ReplyDeleteI believe Amaju abeg
Lols, Nigerians e, so Amaju is now the saint?
DeleteWas Dalung there in the times of Keshi and others?
Has NFF ever performed? Abeg! No blame game allowed. Amaju, all the money you stole from the coaches, why didn't you use it?
Amaju is on $100,000.00 cruise with his family haters can go hung transformer
DeleteDealing should be sacked. Incompetent fool
ReplyDeleteBlame game.
ReplyDeleteLol...see the welfare officer's bio, how impressive!!! Hehehehehe
He should be sacked already!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy always Nigeria?
ReplyDeleteWhen they are sharing proceeds, they wont involve us, now they wont let us be with their brouhaha. #shege
I had said that Dalung needs to resign. He doesn't know his duties. Without been told he even knows that the ministry is supposed to be in charge of any of those outings. He should step doen..#shikena!
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Liar!!! Lia Mohammed his passed his lying spirit to Dalung
ReplyDeleteBut why is Dalung always dressed like that .
ReplyDeleteGood to know
ReplyDeleteBoth men (Dalung & Pinnick) should be shown the back door. They are bad news for Nigeria sports.
ReplyDeleteIncluding your buhari dearest. Bad news for Nigeria
DeleteI don't know what that man is doing there. Such idiot is not fit to occupy such position. They should fire him immediately
ReplyDeleteAnu mpama.
These re the men buhari used 100 decades to select
DeleteSchool of life, well done. I had to scroll back after reading your comment. The result was uncontrollable laughter with tears in my eyes. It's very glaring lol.
ReplyDeleteObviously Dalung is lying.
ReplyDeleteBoth nff and should hide their heads in shame because are responsible for the team's flop in rio.
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