Nigeria doesn’t appreciate Olympic medallists - Idoko - Punch Newspapers

Silver medallist in the women’s 4x100m at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Franca Idoko, says athletes who win medals for Nigeria at international events, including the Olympics, don’t get the desired recognition from the country.

In an interview with our correspondent, Idoko said more should be done for athletes who make the country proud in international events. She said after they won a silver medal in Beijing nothing was done by the government to appreciate them.“Sometimes the country tends not to appreciate Olympic medals even though it’s the highest rank medal in sports.

“I got an Olympic medal in 2008 and we never got recognised, not even with a handshake from the President. Our country does not encourage athlete and success, which is sad,” Idoko toldAll rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

What an ugly story about my country...

Why did u go then?

Nigeria doesn’t appreciate anybody.

Who are they

My sister, Nigeria doesn't appreciate anybody o! It's in this country that a sitting AGF was murdered, a sitting COAS died in a plane crash and we have forgotten about Leah Sharibu

No body sent you to represent a dead country called Nigeria people are dying in mass, genocide being committed by Fulani’s Buhari tribe aided by DSS and DefenceInfoNG and state institutions plants 🌱 planted by farmers are been uprooted to sabotage them you are telling us value.

na normal

The joke is on you wey de represent Nigeria

How many times will they tell you that Nigeria is not for you ?

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