Odegbami skeptical about Dream Team chances at Rio Olympics

By Adeyinka Akintunde, Lagos on August 3, 2016

Former Super Eagles captain, Chief Segun Odegbami, has shown skepticism about what to expect from the Dream Team VI in the forthcoming Rio Olympics.

The 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner with the Green Eagles, who was popularly known as “Mathematical 7” during his playing days, said he does not see a light at the end of the tunnel for the Dream Team in Rio De Janerio.

Speaking with Daily Sports at this office in Yaba, Odegbami who won 46 caps and scored 23 goals for the Nigeria National Team said “I cannot make an assessment on the team. The team is not stable, they are not treated well, stories coming out of Atlanta training camp are horrible stories nobody wants to report, their morale and expectation is low, they are not encouraged, I do not have much hope on them.”

However, the 63-year-old football tactician and writer, who had on two occasions contested for the presidency of the Nigerian Football Federation raised hopes for Nigeria’s chances in Rio when he said “But in 1996, when the Dream Team surprised the world by winning the gold medal in Atlanta, we did not give them much chance, because they actually just lost the last match (in Nigeria) against Togo by 3-0, and nobody gave them a chance, but they went and won. So you cannot write Nigeria off.”

•Photo shows Chief Segun Odegbami.

Source Daily Sports

Posted August 3, 2016


 

You may also like...
Afcon 2017:Ghana bonuses cut by 50 percent

Kwara United Back In NPFL After Acquiring Delta...

Victor Moses to miss Chelsea opener

City Agree Second Biggest Kit Deal in EPL...

Aubameyang On Why He Stayed At Arsenal

Ronaldo's Juve debut will be streamed live on...

 

Latest News Finidi blames poor concentration for Rivers’ CAFCL collapse Again, Falcons risk missing FIFA window D’Tigers unveil 12-man squad for W’Cup qualifiers Oluwafemiayo powers Nigeria to gold in Riyadh NOC hails host school after sports administration course Nigerian football suffering from nepotism – Cyro SWAN Congratulates Victorious Anambra Beach Soccer Champion Bash Ali makes legendary ring return today Abeokuta set for maiden West African para games S/E SWAN Commiserates With Rangers Int'l FC Over Passing Media Director, Norbert Okolie Joshua returned boxing to limelight — Froch Aruna ousted in Muscat contender opener

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (63,363 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (54,594 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (52,532 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,166 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,151 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,070 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (51,911 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,493 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (50,621 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,187 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,581 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,058 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media