NFF Rules IFO Etebo Oghenekaro Over Contract Dispute; Owed =N=6.3 Million By Warri Wolves

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands the Nigeria Football Federation has ruled in favour of Nigeria U23 international Etebo Oghenekaro over his contract dispute with Warri Wolves.

The Seasiders had claimed that the contract binding them with the Dream Team star ought to have expired in December 2016 but the player insisted that his deal ran out at the end of the 2015 season.

In January, the attacking midfielder had applied to the League Management Committee to issue him a clearance certificate in view of the fact that his contract with Warri Wolves has legally came to an end and the LMC had sent a letter signed by the Chief Operating Officer to the NFF clearing him as a free player.

But when the Portuguese club he signed for, CD Feirense, applied through their FA for his International Transfer Certificate, the NFF responded that he was still a bonafide player of Warri Wolves.

Based on Tuesday’s ruling, the Nigerian Federation can now send Etebo Oghenekaro’s ITC to Portugal which the Portuguese embassy here in Nigeria had requested for before issuing him a visa to join his new club.

Warri Wolves are still indebted to the midfielder to the tune of =N=6,319,992.00 (Six Million Three Hundred and Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Two Naira), being accrued salaries, bonuses and entitlements in the course of his expired contract.

Etebo Oghenekaro has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with CD Feirense.