– The NFF is owing Samson Siasia
five months salary
– Siasia begs the federal government to
intervene
– The coach has lamented the level of
preparations
Nigeria U-23 Dream Team coach Samson
Siasia has not been paid for the past five months and his team are yet to
receive any allowances leading up to the Rio Olympic
Siasia Siasia was speaking from from the
team’s training camp in Atlanta, Georgia, that “We are suffering in Atlanta.
We have not received any money since
we arrived this training camp. I have not been paid for the past five months,”
Siasia was quoted as saying by africanfootball.com.
“We will not hold the country to ransom by
threatening not to play our matches, but the government has to come to our
rescue. “I know that by the time the Olympics will be over, our monies will not
be paid.” Siasia’s team have been overseas for the past one month in
preparation for the summer games. The Olympic team are due to depart the United
States of America for Brazil on Friday.
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