The Nigerian Football Federation [ NFF] has dismissed a report that it cannot fly the Super Eagles to Zambia for a World Cup qualifier as blatant falsehood.
A report in a local Newspaper “The Guardian” claimed the NFF was too broke to fulfil the fixture and were outsourcing for funds.
“Although many of its squad earn lucrative salaries playing for clubs in Europe, the NFF is courting a sponsor to raise $270,000 in order to charter a plane to Ndola, Zambia for the match on October 9, according to Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper.
“As we speak, we don’t have any kobo (a denomination of Nigeria’s naira currency) in our purse,” an unnamed member of the NFF told the newspaper, adding that they were appealing to regional telco giant Globacom for aid”
These claims have however been refuted by the NFF and its president Amaju Pinnick.
“We have concluded arrangements on movement to and from Zambia. Any talk of being unable to go is a big lie.”- said NFF President Pinnick:
“Some persons have perfected the art of concocting stories they feel people want to read about NFF and passing it off as authentic stories.”-he further added
ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS FOR CHIPOLOPOLO FIXTURE
Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu
Rangers); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah)
Defenders: Uche Henry Agbo (Granada, Spain); William Paul Ekong (Haugesund FC,Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Jamiu Alimi (Kano Pillars); Abdullahi
Shehu (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey); Elderson Echiejile (Standard Liege, Belgium),
Kingsley Madu (SV Zulte Waregem, Belgium)
Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Nosa Igiebor
(Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel); Anderson Esiti (KAA Gent, Belgium)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England); Brown Ideye (Olympiacos FC, Greece); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England)
