Team Nigeria UK supremo <span class="body1">David Doherty has expressed shock over the axing of Tottenham Hotspur winger Nathan Oduwa and Birmingham City Young Player of the Year Viv Solomon-Otabor from Nigeria</span><span class="name name-large">&rsquo;s provisional roster for the Olympic Games.<br /><br />Oduwa debuted for the squad in a high-profile friendly against Brazil in March and took part in the Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea, while Solomon-Otabor trained with the Nigeria U23s for the second time in June. <br /><br /></span>&ldquo;We are not aware that Oduwa was asked to pay for his own flight ticket to the United States from his own pocket, &rdquo; Doherty told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>. <br /><br />&ldquo;We were surprised as well that Oduwa and Viv Solomon-Otabor were both not included in the list. <br /><br />&ldquo;We cannot say anything until we get to speak to the players involved to know what went wrong. &rdquo;<br /><br />Oduwa was hoping to put himself in the shop window at the Olympic Games but his dream of making his competitive debut for Nigeria is now an illusion. <br /><br />On the other hand, London-born Solomon-Otabor has a soft spot for Nigeria because his dad played for the great Bendel Insurance and his former mentor Thompson Oliha represented the Super Eagles. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br />