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Henry Nwosu, former Green Eagles captain, Henry Nwosu, has faulted the action of the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung in naming Chelsea of England star, John Mikel Obi, Team Nigeria Captain to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
“The minister or the sports ministry has no business naming or appointing any athlete Team Nigeria captain. I was at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and I still remember vividly that it was the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC that appointed the overall captain of the contingent,'' Nwosu told SUN NEWS.
“Usually, the position should go to the most experienced athlete in the contingent. Where there are athletes that have attended more Games than the others, the captain is picked from that lot taking into consideration the athlete’s disciplinary record and the clout he wields.”
“Mikel Obi is a known player all over the world and the minister may just have been banking on that with him being named captain of Team Nigeria. However, the approach of the minister in making the appointment was wrong because the NOC is in charge of the team now,” Nwosu maintained.
“The minister or the sports ministry has no business naming or appointing any athlete Team Nigeria captain. I was at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and I still remember vividly that it was the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC that appointed the overall captain of the contingent,'' Nwosu told SUN NEWS.
“Usually, the position should go to the most experienced athlete in the contingent. Where there are athletes that have attended more Games than the others, the captain is picked from that lot taking into consideration the athlete’s disciplinary record and the clout he wields.”
“Mikel Obi is a known player all over the world and the minister may just have been banking on that with him being named captain of Team Nigeria. However, the approach of the minister in making the appointment was wrong because the NOC is in charge of the team now,” Nwosu maintained.
