Former National Sports Commission Director General, Al Hassan Yakmut, has disclosed that the sports ministry paid 250 million Naira to the Nigeria U23 team that won the maiden edition of the African Youth Championship.
The Samson Siasia-led team conquered Africa in Senegal last November to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics football games.
Yakmut was mentioned by sports minister Solomon Dalung in a 2.9 billion Naira that was released by the government to pay for the country’s preparations for the Rio Olympics among other expenditure which has yet to be accounted for.
Yakmut said Dalung cannot say he is unaware of how the cash was spent after he approved 250 million Naira to be paid the Olympic team who went on to win the U23 AFCON and qualify for the Rio Olympics.
“We paid out 250 million Naira for the team to the U23 AFCON in Senegal and it was based on the approval of the minister,” Yakmut told an Abuja radio station on Monday.
Sports minister Dalung revealed he has had to pay thrice what he would have paid last year to secure the country’s accommodation at the Rio Olympics in August. Africanfootball
Siasia's Dream Team VI Got #250 Million- Al Hassan Yakmut
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