Aigbogun Points Accusing Finger At NFF; Why He Had To Play Eletu; Team Secretary, Asst Coaches Collected Bribe; Pays Backroom Staff From His Pocket

Published: June 06, 2019

Nigeria U20 coach Paul Aigbogun has vowed to get a better job when he returns to England following the Flying Eagles exit from the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup, allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report.

The former Enyimba and Warri Wolves manager says he was betrayed by the Nigerian Federation and they were also involved in this scam of substandard players selected for the World Cup.

Aigbogun has claimed that the Nigerian Federation changed the list of players he originally selected for the World Cup, and mentioned that the curator, team secretary and assistant coaches collected bribe 'on his behalf' to include players on the list.

The team secretary, Aliyu Ibrahim Lawal was forcing the Flying Eagles players to sign agency contracts, with the promise that they'll be featured during the tournament.

Having said that, Aigbogun's hands are not clean as it is one hundred percent confirmed that he had no choice but to feature Peter Eletu in the Flying Eagles last two games in Poland after the midfielder's agent threatened to expose him for collecting bribe and not fielding the player.

He said he wanted to resign his appointment with the national team three times, in Poland and during the training camp in Germany, and accused the Plateau United coach of forcing him to take players to the World Cup.

Aigbogun claims he had to pay the team's video analyst and physical trainer, including their hotel bills, after the Nigerian Federation refused to pick up the tab.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel