Nigeria is treading a dangerous path as the country’s U-23 Olympic football team were still stranded in Atlanta last night after last minute efforts to pay for a chartered flight failed, Vanguard reports.
The Nigerian team will play Japan in their first match today in Manaus which will be early morning on Friday in Nigeria. The flight from Atlanta to Manaus is about 7 hours and jet-lag is sure to have a huge effect on the players.
“We’re still here in Atlanta, but we’ve been told a Presidential flight is on the way from Lagos to save us from endless waiting here”, a source in the team told Vanguard.
The Olympic team were headed to the airport for their chartered flight but were told that Nigeria had not paid.
“Bros, we’re all tired. Every day they tell us to get ready and pack our bags. We’ll end up unpacking the luggage”, one of the exhausted players complained.
Another player added: “We’ve been told to get ready to fly out in few hours but that’s been the story since last week. Our training has been distorted, and our morale has gone down. This is the worst arrangement I’ve seen since I started playing for the national team”.
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