Oliseh was part of the team that made history as the first African team to win gold in the football event of the Olympic Games.

In a recent interview, Oliseh revealed that he had to support his teammates with his own money due financial difficulties in camp.

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“The Olympics were so difficult and it was at that time I started funding the team. Nigeria went there with no funds and I had to give my credit card to rent buses for us to go for training; there were so many sacrifices made but at the end of the day it was the most prized medal I ever won as a footballer,” Oliseh said in an interview with .

The current Nigeria U-23 team to the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio have also been rumored to be bailed out by a senior member, John Obi Mikel.

Several reports from Nigerian media on Thursday, July 28 say that he donated N11m ($30,000) to the team after joined the squad at their camp in Atlanta, United States.

The midfielder however denied the reports saying; "I don't know the source of this story which to me is all out to divide us as a team. I would have thought that stories that should be coming out in the media are stories that will unite the team instead of dividing us.”