A top chief in the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) says the days when players pay to get a slot in the senior national team of Nigeria is well and truly over as the present board has nipped the practice in the bud, owngoalnigeria reports.
The revelation made by former Schalke 04 forward Chinedu Obasi has led to several issues surrounding the practice of cash for spots after he revealed that he was asked to pay before he will be included in the team for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
His revelation was also backed by other players with the likes of Emmanuel Sarki, Taiye Taiwo and Brown Ideye also confirming that they had to leave the team due to issues not related to what happened on the pitch of play but rather finances.
Reacting to the statements made by the players, the NFF Chief said they have successfully nullified the practice and that that right now no player in the team was asked to play money before getting an invitation and none paid to be in the team.
” Maybe it happened in the past, I don’t know but one thing I know is that it’s not happening now. In the Super Eagles every player you see there merit his spot. Their performance for their clubside brought them in and none paid a dime to be invited and none paid to be in the team. As a board we have been proactive in that regard “, he concluded.
Osas Mahawi
