Rio Olympics: Why Dream Team Lost To Germany 2 - 0

Abuja - Bala Ka’oje, a former Minister of
Sports, said that the country’s poor
preparations to the Rio Olympics contributed
mainly to the team’s semi-final 0-2 loss to
Germany on Wednesday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 

Lukas Klostermann of Germany celebrates

with team mates after scoring a goal during

the Men's Football Semi Final between

Nigeria and Germany on Day 12 of the Rio

2016 Olympic Games at Arena Corinthians

on August 17, 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

(Photo by Robert Cianflone - FIFA

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Rio Olympics: Why Dream Team lost to

Germany 2 – 0 by Ka’oje

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Abuja - Bala Ka’oje, a former Minister of

Sports, said that the country’s poor

preparations to the Rio Olympics contributed

mainly to the team’s semi-final 0-2 loss to

Germany on Wednesday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The two goals scored in each half of the

match were all the Germans needed to

ensure the Dream Team did not play in the

Rio Olympics football final.

Ka’oje said that the over reliance of the

sports administrators, especially the football

administrators on luck, failed the Dream

Team VI at the ongoing Olympics.

According to Ka’Oje, rather than prepare

adequately for competitions, sports

administrators, especially those in the

football circle, preferred to prepare teams

for competition few weeks to major

tournaments.

Ka’Oje blamed the present sports

administrators for the Dream Team’s semi-

finals loss, noting that efforts should be

done to ensure the team grabbed the

bronze medal at the expense of Honduras.

“I feel so disappointed watching that match;

Siasia’s game plan especially his

substitutions were wrong.

“The team lacked coordination at some

point and some of the changes made were

unnecessary.

“Inadequate preparation is the major factor

why the team lost but I didn’t like the way

the boys played; if they had adequate

preparation, it would have been a different

ball game.

“What this means is that we must prepare

for competitions at the right time, when

others are preparing; one hopes on luck only

when he or she has prepared late for

something,’’ Ka’Oje said.

He, however, said that all hope was not lost

as the team was capable of defeating

Honduras in the third place match to claim

bronze.

The former minister said: “They have also

tried to get to that level considering the

poor preparation of the team before the

Olympics.

“So far, we have not gotten any medal in

Rio and we are relying so much on the

Dream Team to give us a medal.’’

The defeat of the Dream Team VI means

Germany would now play Brazil on Saturday

for the gold medal, while Nigeria would

battle Honduras for the bronze.

Brazil had earlier defeated Honduras 6-0 in

the first semi-final match of the day. (NAN)

      Source - Vanguard news.