Nigeria’s men’s soccer team is threatening to boycott its Olympic quarterfinal match Saturday, according to multiple reports.
Nigeria is scheduled to face Denmark in a quarterfinal match, but the team may skip the event in a protest over unpaid allowances. According to African Football, players are unhappy that the government has not paid them their full allowance for the Rio games, and have not received any money for matches played in addition to their per diem.
“The players said that their level of patriotism has already dwindled because of the way they have been treated by the government officials prior to the Olympic Games,” a source told African Football.