Mikel Donates His Share of $390,000 Cash Gift From Japanese Plastic Surgeon

Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has donated his share of the $390,000 awarded to the bronze winning Nigeria U-23 team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Katsuya Takasu, a Japanese surgeon made good his promise to reward  the team for their bravery in Rio after they beat Honduras 3-2 for the bronze medal.

The Nigeria Football Federation and the Sports Ministry made their observations known by insisting that the money must be from a credible source - but according to insiders in the football camp - greedy NFF officials were only looking for means to get their hands on the money.

However, Takasu issued two Citibank cheques $200,000 in the name of coach Samson Siasia and $190,000 in the name of Mikel.

One of the team’s officials disclosed to reporters that the team vowed not to hand over the money to the NFF.

“Mikel has insisted all of us will get our share of the money. That we should not mind what the people in the NFF are saying. He will make available this cash when he comes for next month’s AFCON qualifier against Tanzania in Uyo.”

In a team meeting, the group agreed that both players and officials will receive equal amount of the cash with Mikel offering to donate part of his own share of the cash to coach Siasia - to ensure he gets more than the rest of the squad.

The money will be shared among 22 players (18 accredited players and four alternate players) and 10 officials.

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