Bribery Allegation: NFF Awaits Official Complain From Ogbuke, Ideye, Others, Says It Is Allegations, A Global Disgrace

By Akinwale Kasali

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has shown its displeasure over the bribery allegations levelled against Late Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi by some ex-internationals.

The NFF describes the allegation of bribe by Internationals, for a slot in the Super Eagles as a global embarrassment to the country, revealing that the federation is waiting for formal complaints and petition from the players that made the allegations.

Several retired Super Eagles players, especially Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke and Brown Ideye, among others, had recently raised allegations on how certain persons in the Super Eagles coaching crew and the Federation demanded for settlement before they could be included in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final team list

However, reacting to the allegations, the General Secretary of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanisu, said the allegation humiliated Nigeria’s image globally.

He further noted that the Federation’s  board has the sole authority to decide the next line of action over the complaints, adding that the secretariat was, however, waiting for official petitions from the ex-internationals to decide on the next line of action.

Equally frowning at the allegation, he lamented that it is more saddening that they accused those that are dead. “Why did they not make the allegations when those people are still alive? The ugly side of the allegation is that they have given the country bad name.

“I am not saying that it is not their right to expose incident if actually happened, but my concern is that they should be civilised in the way they went about it.”

It was reported that the NFF announced  it has concluded all contractual agreements with Gernot Rohr to remain the coach of the country’s national team.

“I’m happy to announce that the NFF and Coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as Coach of the Super Eagles,” NFF president Amaju Pinnick said in a statement.

“We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here.”

Amaju Pinnick, had restated that there was no time the ability of Coach Gernot Rohr to lead the Super Eagles successfully was called to question.