Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has distanced himself from reports claiming that ex-Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel or his agent offered him 50,000 to secure a spot in Nigeria's squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Siasia, Nigeria's U23 coach during the 2008 Beijing Games, recently alleged in an interview that John Shittu offered him 50,000 to include Mikel in the Olympic squad-despite the midfielder missing out on the qualifiers.
Speaking on Brila FM's Big Interview , Siasia expressed disappointment over how his words had been misrepresented by sections of the Nigerian media.