…Contributed to the team’s
victory over Japan with 5-4
Delta Air Line airlifted Nigeria’s
(Men) Dream Team from Atlanta to Brazil to participate in the on-going Olympic
games. The timely intervention of the airline averted what would have been a
walk-over for Japan as the Nigeria team was stranded in Atlanta where they
camped.
Delta Air Lines, “has come
to the rescue of Nigeria’s football Dream Team by providing a dedicated charter
flight to fly the team from Atlanta to Manaus in Brazil less than 24 hours
before their crucial Rio Olympics football game opening match against Japan.”-said
a statement from the airline
“Thanks to a tab
temporarily picked up by Delta Air Lines for the charter flight, the stranded
team is expected to land in Brazil at 2pm local time which gives the team just
enough time to clear customs and stretch before kickoff at 9pm.
The airline further explained
that the Nigeria Dream team flew to Manaus in the special Delta charter flight
usually used for the National Basketball Association, flight 757-200 (VIP NBA
Aircraft) to operate the flight, after obtaining NBAs permission to operate the
aircraft for the mission.”
“This is a special
occasion, not only because it’s the Olympics,” Delta spokesman Anthony Black
said, but also, “exactly 20 years ago, on this day, the Nigerian football team
needed a miracle to beat Argentina to win the gold medal in Atlanta at the
Olympics. Today, we are happy to help them with another miracle.”
According to Samson
Siasia, the coach of the Nigerian team “The team is flying down on a charter
that takes sports teams to their destinations. This makes the players happy.
The players will have more leg room and they will be able to sleep on their way
to Manaus.”
Delta Air Lines
contributed to the victory recorded by the team. Despite the pressure went
through to get to the venue of the match, the Nigeria team beat their opponent
Japan 5-4.
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