Japanese Billionaire Redeems Pledge To Dream Team VI

Samson Siasia and Mikel Obi receive their rewards from Katsuya Takasu

– The Dream Team have gotten their rewards from Japanese surgeon Katsuya Takasu

– Samson Siasia and Mikel Obi were each given $200,000 and $190,000 respectively

Japanese surgeon Katsuya Takasu has fulfilled his promise to give the U-23 Dream Team cash rewards for their efforts at the Rio Olympics.

Team coach Samson Siasia and captain Mikel Obi were handed $200,000 and $190,000 respectively. Nigeria defeated Honduras 3-2 to win bronze at the Olympics.

There were fears that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had hijacked the cash rewards but a sports analyst and former goalkeeper for the Super Eagles Idah Peterside who revealed the information later announced that Takasu had rewarded the players.

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The Japanese surgeon is giving the money to the team directly at their hotel after this victory.congrats guys.speak the truths even it hurts — idah pee (@IdahPeterside) August 20, 2016

ALL IS WELL TWO CHEQUES HAVE JUST BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE TEAM ..ONE IN SAMSON SIASIAS NAME,AND THE OTHER MADE OUT TO THE NAME OF MIKEL.. — idah pee (@IdahPeterside) August 20, 2016

DONE: With love from #JPN@katsuyatakasu has delivered $390k to the #NGR #Olympics #football team in Belo Horizonte pic.twitter.com/g6KHC5VxXB — Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) August 20, 2016