THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has appealed to members of Nigeria’s Under 23 squad named Dream Team VI not to boycott their upcoming match against Denmark today at the on-going Rio 2016 Olympics.
The Speaker, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, promised that the House would ensure that they are paid all their entitlements.
The statent read: “Dogara, who was speaking against the backdrop of complaints by the team’s head coach, Samson Siasia, that the players of the team have refused to train and may boycott the tie due to unpaid allowances and wages, said the Dream Team should take patriotism as a fulcrum of their campaign, as he will personally do everything within his powers to intervene in the matter.
“He said the team with the likes of John Mikel Obi, Yakubu Umar, Oghenekaro Etebor and William Troost-Ekong has a very bright chance of repeating the feat of the Atlanta ’96 Dream Team led by the legendary Nwankwo Kanu and the team should be encouraged by all Nigerians.