The whole world remembers that delightful Nigeria side back at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta that went all to way to glory.A team packed with high-class players like Okocha, Kanu, West, Oliseh, Amokachi, Babayaro, and others stormed through the tournament surpassing even giants like Brazil and Argentina in the semifinals and finals, respectively.However, none of us knew that the Super Eagles suffered a dreadful episode in the USA due to a lack of funds.Amokachi, the first on the right in the upper row (©Action images)According to Amokachi, Victor Ikpeba, Sunday Oliseh and himself were chauffeurs who drove the ‘Dream Team’ around at the 1996 Olympics Games in Atlanta. Yes, true chauffers.”When we got to America before we knew it, we went for training and the doors were shut, ” Amokachi told in the TV show ‘The Chat’.”The bus we got was not there, and we rented minivans. I was one of the chauffeurs alongside Ikpeba and Oliseh. We drove four or five in batches, and they put us in convoy. So we woke up one morning and the vans were gone, we thought the vans were stolen because we had the keys with us.”The receptionist at the hotel said the owners took their vans because our rent had expired.”That was one of the obstacles we had, and they were so angry that why did Bonfrere put us in such a situation.”And they brought late Shuaibu Amodu to replace him, but he told it was training, we knew what was happening, and nobody came into the bus.”Amokachi, who scored the second goal in Nigeria’s 3-2 final win over Argentina, said the team believed they would conquer all their opponents in Atlanta even before they left for the country.
