Former Super Eagles forward, Chinedu Obasi, has lifted the lid on why he wasn’t part of the national team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, despite being offered the chance to make the team.
Obasi said officials asked him to pay a bribe to be included in the squad but refused because he felt it wasn’t the right thing to do.The 33-year-old, who was part of the silver-winning Flying Eagles squad at the 2005 U-20 World Cup, also rued the injury that denied him a move to England.
“After that competition, nobody called me or contacted me to know how I was doing. I spent so much money to make sure I got myself fit. All they talked about was the injury. Nobody knew what I went through on a daily basis making sure I got my body in shape and healthy to keep coming back. “I never really talked about this since 2014; I just kept everything because at the end of the day, you are just going to have unnecessary enemies. People will feel like you are attacking them but that was actually the truth.“People who played in lower leagues went to that World Cup. I’m not taking a jab at anyone.
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