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Unpaid salaries: Dalung fumes, threatens to sanction Siasia
U-23 team coach Samson Siasia has courted the trouble of Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung over his comments about the poor condition of his squad at their training base in Atlanta United States.
Siasia expressed disappointment over the poor treatment melted on the team and over his unpaid five months salaries.
But Dalung in a press statement released by the minister’s media aide, Nneka Anibeze, on Monday said at the team’s training ground in Atlanta that the coach erred by going to the media to register his grievance.
“There is no doubt that the ministry was not considered while plans were being made for the Olympic football team. Nevertheless, we shall intervene to remedy the situation. I have appealed to the captain to assume control of the team and restore sanity.
“For officials who decided to violate the code of their profession and take to media rampage to secure cheap blackmail, their conduct will definitely be measured with existing rules. We have decided to restore sanity and discipline in Team Nigeria. We shall stop at nothing to sanction any conduct that is not within the code of Rio
operations. All federations are hereby directed to stick to the rules,” Dalung said.
He said arrangements have been concluded to airlift the team to Manaus, Brazil venue of their first game in a chartered plane on Tuesday Aug 2, 2016.
Barrister Dalung said clearance has also been obtained from the International Olympic Committee IOC in Rio to facilitate smooth flight operations.
The U-23 team will play Japan on August 4, 2016. They are in Group B also with Columbia and Sweden.
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