Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi, has shed more light on the monetary gift made to Nigeria by Japanese surgeon, Katsuya Takasu, after the national Under-23 team won the bronze medal at Rio 2016.
Mikel admitted that the money had not been cashed, two months after the Olympic Games.
Takasu travelled from Japan to Belo Horizonte to present the monetary reward of $390,000 in total to the team after they defeated Honduras 3-2 to win a bronze medal.
Mikel, who confirmed that the sum of $190,000 was paid into his account, told reporters that the cheque was yet to clear. The other installment of $200,000 was also transferred via the Dream Team VI Chief Coach, Samson Siasia.
The Chelsea midfielder, said that there have been some hitches in cashing the cheque, even as he assured that the money had not caused any issues among the players.
