Samson Siasia reveals that he was offered ₦91m bribe to include Mikel Obi in Olympics squad

• John Obi Mikel and Samson Siasia’s ongoing media feud has taken different twist aft the manager’s revelation
• Chelsea fable Mikel Obi claimed helium paid for Nigeria's U23 team's formation to the Rio 2016 Olympics
• Siasia denied the claims and has dropped a bombshell connected the incidental betwixt the 2 earlier Beijing 2008

Former Nigerian caput manager Samson Siasia has dropped a bombshell that helium rejected Mikel Obi’s agent’s bribe earlier the Beijing 2008 summertime Olympics.

Mikel and Siasia are going astatine each different successful a media war, which began aft the erstwhile Chelsea midfielder claimed that helium paid for Team Nigeria's formation to the 2016 Olympics successful Brazil.

Samson Siasia during Nigeria vs Belgium astatine 2008 Olympics. Photo by Lui Ju/AFP.
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The manager denied the claims, adding that they had a formation from 1 of Nigeria’s apical airlines astatine that time, though the skipper paid for the accommodation and feeding.

Siasia further claimed that possibly Mikel is presently broke and wants his money back, but helium should not misrepresent the concern from however it played out.

Siasia accused Mikel’s cause of bribery

The erstwhile Super Eagles manager has taken their feud a measurement higher, by alleging that earlier the 2016 incident, they besides had a concern earlier the 2008 Olympics.

Siasia coached the Dream Team astatine some tournaments, and helium excluded Mikel Obi from the earlier tournament, claiming that his cause wanted to bribe him into the squad.

“Mikel's cause called that Mikel cannot come, and helium wasn't a starter astatine Chelsea then; helium was connected the bench. I told him we lone had 1 crippled against Ghana to play – delight travel and assistance us,” helium told Elegbete TV.“I said if helium doesn't come, helium won’t spell anywhere. But Mikel refused to come, saying helium was playing for Chelsea.”

Siasia added that Ghana had Asamoah Gyan due to the fact that they needed the win, but Nigeria qualified alternatively contempt Mikel refusing to honour his plea to assistance the team.

The manager added that the midfielder was expecting to beryllium named successful the squad for the Olympics, and his cause allegedly attempted to bribe him to see his lawsuit successful the squad, but helium refused.

Mikel Obi playing for Nigeria against Germany astatine 2016 Olympics. Photo Miguel Schincariol/AFP.
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“Going to the Olympics, Mikel wants to travel and play. His cause said helium would springiness maine €50,000 truthful Mikel should play,” helium added.“I said it’s not astir €50,000. He didn’t play the qualifiers, truthful I volition instrumentality retired idiosyncratic who qualified america and bring you in? It won’t happen. That’s wherefore Mikel didn’t go.”

As noted by All Nigeria Soccer, Siasia did not sanction the agent, but UK-based Nigerian cause John Shittu was the player’s typical astatine that time.

The erstwhile Lyn Oslo midfielder was besides a starter for Chelsea astatine that time, starting 21 retired of the 29 Premier League games helium played for the London nine successful the 2007/08 season.

Mikel accuses NFF of owing him

Legit.ng reported that Samson Siasia accused the NFF of unpaid wage and bonuses amounting to astir $250,000 during his clip arsenic manager of antithetic nationalist teams.

Siasia has coached the Nigerian nationalist teams astatine the U20, U23 and elder level, and helium alleged that the federation inactive owes him contempt having his past occupation successful 2016.

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Source: Legit.ng