Former Super Eagles centre-back, Godfrey Oboabona, has rubbished claims of former Schalke 04 forward, Chinedu Obasi, that players were told to pay a certain amount of money in exchange for making the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad in Brazil. Recall that Obasi had a few days ago claimed that he was dropped from the late
Former Super Eagles centre-back, Godfrey Oboabona, has rubbished claims of former Schalke 04 forward, Chinedu Obasi, that players were told to pay a certain amount of money in exchange for making the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad in Brazil.
Oboabona, who was then a player at Nigeria Professional Football League club, Sunshine stars, disclosed that players were selected based on merit by the late Keshi. “I don’t know why such accusations are coming out,” Oboabona, who now plays for Dinamo Batumi in Georgia, was quoted by AOIFootball as saying.
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