Arsenal Inform NFF To Pay N6.1 Million For Their Mistake Concerning Nwakali

Arsenal have blamed the Nigeria Football Federation for the over-payment to Diamond Academy Umuahia with respect to the transfer of Kelechi Nwakali to the English Premier League club this summer, allnigeriasoccer.com understands.

The Gunners should have remitted only £18,750 to Diamond Academy being their “share of solidarity payment“ but made an over-payment of £16,164.39, based on the information they received from NFF’s TMS Manager, Nasiru Jibril.

The Nigeria Football Federation have sent a corrected player passport in relation to Kelechi Nwakali and this indicated that ASJ Academy Owerri are due to receive £37,500 in total from the solidarity payment.

Sources close to the Emirates outfit have informed this website that Arsenal are ready to pay ASJ a figure of £21,335.61, and they have asked NFF to pay the balance of £16,164.39 ( approximately N6.1m using the CBN rate) to ASJ and recoup the payment from Diamond Academy.

Now, ASJ Academy have argued that Nwakali was never on the books of Diamond Academy, pointing out that FIFA recognized him as a player of ASJ during the 2015 World Cup.

Regarding the 2.5 million pounds transfer fee, Diamond Academy chiefs have claimed that they remitted more than one million pounds to ASJ (more than the agreed £875,000), but have failed to back up their claims with supporting documents.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel