A benefactor will give $200,000 to Nigerias Olympic soccer team, in addition to a $30,000 bonus to each player, if they win gold in Rio de Janeiro.The Super Eagles face Germany in the semifinals on Wednesday, with Brazil taking on Honduras in the other match. Nigeria is chasing a second Olympic title, having emerged victorious in 1996.Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu told BBC Sport that he wants to reward the team after hearing about their financial problems, promising to pay out $20,000 to each player for winning silver and $10,000 for claiming bronze.Before arriving in Rio, the Nigeria squad were held up in Atlanta, United States, because of a problem with the payment for their flight. The landed?in Brazil just hours before their opening game against Japan, which they won 5-4. They boycotted a training session in a dispute over pay ahead of their 2-0 quarterfinal victory over DenmarkI read about the financial problems affecting the team and I felt the need to make a big contribution, Takasu told BBC Sport. Ive made previous donations to a Japanese hockey team and other notable causes in the past but this right now with Nigeria is incredibly passionate for me.I am deeply determined to motivate this indomitable and strong Nigerian team. I dont want to distract them but to push them further to their target -- the gold in Brazil. I hope to see them win gold. Theyve sacrificed a lot to get to Brazil and reach the semifinals. Humans with such a strong spirit should be encouraged to perform beyond their own imagination.The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it is flattered by Takasus offer, but that the team must first focus on securing gold.I have been in direct contact with Mr. Takasu and am impressed by his gesture, NFF vice president Seyi Akinwunmi told BBC Sport. But we need not get carried away because the integrity of the country is at stake. First we must check about this. Significantly, the team has an important game and we need to focus on that. Wholesale Steelers Jerseys . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. Cheap Hines Ward Jersey . 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SEATTLE -- Nelson Cruz reached another home run milestone, this time with a shot that left no doubt where it was going to land.I thought it might be out of the stadium from the angle I was sitting, Seattle manager Scott Servais said.Cruz hit his 20th home run of the season, Robinson Cano had three hits including an RBI single and the Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Tuesday night.Seattle won for the third time in four games thanks to an offense that finished with 12 hits and a key walk in the fifth inning that started the Mariners three-run rally.While Cruzs home run was the big blow of the fifth inning, the biggest at-bat came from Franklin Gutierrez. With two outs, Gutierrez was able to work a 10-pitch walk off Pittsburgh starter Jonathon Niese (6-6). Gutierrez advanced to second on a wild pitch then came around to score on Canos third hit.It really started it all. Two out, nobody on and a walk. Amazing how that works, Servais said. We talk about it, its really what we did a lot earlier in the season and I think this whole homestand has been better.Cruz then followed with a line shot just fair down the line. It was his 11th homer this season off a left-hander, and Cruz became the only current player with at least 20 home runs in every season since 2009. David Ortiz and Brian McCann can also reach that mark this season.Its just being able to play a lot of games, Cruz said. Its how you put the numbers (up). You dont just throw it out there. You have to play games to be able to put up numbers. Youre thinking as a player how to stay healthy and play as many games.Niese didnt make it out of the fifth for his shortest outing of the season.I thought I had some pretty good stuff early, just at the end everything went flat, Niese said.Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (7-6) took a shutout into the seventh inning before giving up a pair of runs. Iwakuma has pitched into the seventh in six of his past seven starts. 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