Rio Olympics bronze medal winning coach, Samson Siasia, has said that he was disappointed when he heard that the minister of youths and sports, Solomon Dalung, called him a child trafficker while they were preparing for the Games in Brazil.
Siasia's men were the only one that put Nigeria of the medals table at the recently concluded Olympic
Games in Brazil, and the coach has says "I have decided to let what he said go."
"I was very surprised that he (Dalung) accused me of being a human trafficker. He has apologised to me for making that statement.
"The minister has made some mistakes and needs to be guided. But I have decided to let what he said go." Siasia told Osasu Obayiuwana of BBC
The former U20 coach further disclosed that: "If I had known that I will be in this situation, I would never have taken up this job. I have been relying on friends, in order to survive."
"There is no excuse for my being owed five months wages... My son asks me, "Dad, how can you be working and they don't pay you?"
"This man came to our aid when we were in trouble. I must thank him. He is a wonderful human being. Where were our billionaires, like Aliko Dangote, when they must have heard that the team were in trouble?
"The report written by the NFF's Integrity Officer (Dr Christian Emeruwa) on Dr Takasu (which alludes that he could be associated with match-fixing) is nonsense. He should have done a better job of checking him out."
"I am disappointed by how I and my team have been treated, after being the only ones to bring a medal home for Nigeria. On getting back from Brazil, we were put up at Sheraton Hotel in Lagos for a night, after which everyone went their separate ways.
"No official ceremony, not even a handshake from the President. It was the same thing I experienced after winning the Silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. I don't know whether it is my fate to be always treated this way."
Siasia's men were the only one that put Nigeria of the medals table at the recently concluded Olympic
"I was very surprised that he (Dalung) accused me of being a human trafficker. He has apologised to me for making that statement.
"The minister has made some mistakes and needs to be guided. But I have decided to let what he said go." Siasia told Osasu Obayiuwana of BBC
The former U20 coach further disclosed that: "If I had known that I will be in this situation, I would never have taken up this job. I have been relying on friends, in order to survive."
"There is no excuse for my being owed five months wages... My son asks me, "Dad, how can you be working and they don't pay you?"
"This man came to our aid when we were in trouble. I must thank him. He is a wonderful human being. Where were our billionaires, like Aliko Dangote, when they must have heard that the team were in trouble?
"The report written by the NFF's Integrity Officer (Dr Christian Emeruwa) on Dr Takasu (which alludes that he could be associated with match-fixing) is nonsense. He should have done a better job of checking him out."
"I am disappointed by how I and my team have been treated, after being the only ones to bring a medal home for Nigeria. On getting back from Brazil, we were put up at Sheraton Hotel in Lagos for a night, after which everyone went their separate ways.
"No official ceremony, not even a handshake from the President. It was the same thing I experienced after winning the Silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. I don't know whether it is my fate to be always treated this way."
I Was Shocked When I Heard Sports Minister Called Me 'Human Trafficker'- Samson Siasia
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