Former Nigerian youth international, Emmanuel Sarki has revealed that the demand for bribe by Nigerian coaches drove him to making the choice of playing for Haiti. This allegation corroborates the earlier one by former Super Eagles forward and assistant coach, Daniel Amokachi who alleged that Nigerian youth coaches demand for as much as N250,000 from players before they are invited into the teams.
Amokachi spoke when he joined forces with the coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, operating under the aegis of National Support Groups for Good Governance, NASUGG, protesting in support of war against corruption in Abuja last October. Sarki Sarki explained that he tried severally to make the national team, but out of frustration he opted for the Island nation country in the Caribbean where he had roots. He played for all the Nigerian youth teams. “I was told to pay before I am called up, that was when I was playing in Israel. I won’t mention the name of the coach. It was Efe Ambrose who gave me the contact of the coach after telling him of my form. I put a call across to him but he told me to speak with his assistant, who openly asked me for tips. “A lot of friends asked me to pay the money but the sum they were quoting was way more than what I can afford. I couldn’t and despite my fine form, I wasn’t contacted again. No regret though (because) I’m cool with Haiti, the land of my grand father”.
“I am comfortable with playing for Haiti. You get picked on your form not on what you have to offer the coaches,”the Apollon Limassol forward told Owngoalnigeria.com. Sarki, 28, born in Kaduna pledged his allegiance to Haiti in 2014.
Amokachi spoke when he joined forces with the coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, operating under the aegis of National Support Groups for Good Governance, NASUGG, protesting in support of war against corruption in Abuja last October. Sarki Sarki explained that he tried severally to make the national team, but out of frustration he opted for the Island nation country in the Caribbean where he had roots. He played for all the Nigerian youth teams. “I was told to pay before I am called up, that was when I was playing in Israel. I won’t mention the name of the coach. It was Efe Ambrose who gave me the contact of the coach after telling him of my form. I put a call across to him but he told me to speak with his assistant, who openly asked me for tips. “A lot of friends asked me to pay the money but the sum they were quoting was way more than what I can afford. I couldn’t and despite my fine form, I wasn’t contacted again. No regret though (because) I’m cool with Haiti, the land of my grand father”.
“I am comfortable with playing for Haiti. You get picked on your form not on what you have to offer the coaches,”the Apollon Limassol forward told Owngoalnigeria.com. Sarki, 28, born in Kaduna pledged his allegiance to Haiti in 2014.
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