Former Tremendous Eagles’ striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has revealed particulars of how some officers of Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) allegedly usually extort cash from gamers within the nationwide workforce.
Sports247 reviews that Aiyegbeni primarily based his allegation on the current boycott of coaching by the Tremendous Eagles through the World Cup qualification play-offs in Morocco and declared that gamers have a proper to protest if they’re cheated.
The previous Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rovers and Leicester Metropolis of England hitman defended the act that was embarked upon by the gamers and praised them for ready that lengthy earlier than taking the controversial step.
‘Yak Assault’ declared jocularly, “I feel these boys are good guys. You possibly can’t play 31 video games for what number of years with out being paid. It’s not simply right this moment it began; it has been there since.”
He then narrated a private incident that occurred to him throughout his days within the Eagles, when an official apparently tried to cheat him and one other participant, however disclosed how they each resisted abd refused to just accept the trick.
“There was a contest we performed, and we flew to London. After we had been eradicated, I needed to fly again, and I requested for my ticket cash. The man stated, ‘When subsequent you come, you’ll get your ticket cash.’
“I refused to just accept that; as a result of I didn’t need my cash to enter voice mail. One other Benin boy, Brilliant Igbinadolor, was alao there that day.
“I simply grabbed the official’s waist and stated, ‘Yoy should give my ticket cash right this moment.’ Brilliant additionally grabbed the opposite man.
“It was about 1,000 or 2,000 again then. So, they advised us to signal, which we did they usually gave us our cash. That’s once we left them,” Aiyegbeni recounted.
