The Dream Team VI have landed in Manaus ahead of Friday morning<span class=\"body1\">&rsquo;s 2016 Olympic Games cracker against Japan at the Amaz&ocirc;nia Arena, <b>allnigeriasoccer.com </b>understands. <br /><br />The Delta Airline plane, which departed Atlanta at approximately 0800 hours local time, touched down in Brazil at 1419 hours .<br /><br />This is hardly a good way to prepare for a prestigious competition but the Nigeria U23s found themselves in an awkward situation after traveling to the United States for a get-together without the approval of the Sports Minister.<br /><br />The Nigeria Football Federation only came to ask for money to charter a plane on Monday and the Federal Government paid&nbsp;</span><span class=\"body1\"> $174,000 to an NFF agent</span><span class=\"body1\"><span class=\"body1\">&rsquo;</span>s account, according to Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Sports.<br /><br />Nigeria are in Group B of the Olympic Games alongside Japan, Sweden and Colombia. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br /><br /><br /> </span>