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experience in football –Oshoala
Super Falcons and Arsenal striker, Asisat Oshoala
has noted that the protest after their African
Women Cup of Nations, AWCON, victory in
Cameroon remains her darkest period in football.
Speaking with the Daily Sun on Saturday the
tournament Golden boot winner noted that their
action was regrettable but they had to do it
because of past promises that were not kept by
the nation’s football authorities.
The Florence Omagbemi’s women embarked on a
sit-in protest in order to recover their allowances
and match bonuses from the Nigeria Football
Federation immediately after they returned from
winning another AWCON title in Cameroon.
The team later stormed the National Assembly
when they realised the sit-in protest was not
effective enough.
According to Oshoala, “We were maltreated. It
was a bitter experience. I mean what can one say
but to give thanks to God. Nigeria is a country full
of underground corruption.
“I mean how can our football administrators say
they don’t believe we will emerge the winner of
the AWCON when Nigeria has won it more than
any other Africa nation.
“It broke our hearts. Am yet to get over the stress
I went through during the protest prtiod. And I
pray Nigeria football never record such a big
shame again.
“Had it been we didn’t win the Cup; am confi-
dent we would have been denied our bonuses and
allowances. Given the media coverage of the
protest, I receive a peace- ful letter from Arsenal
and I felt ashamed of the situation of our football.
“I still believe some of my colleagues in Arsenal
will jokingly laugh at me when I re- turn back but I
have no choice than defending my country come
rain come shine when such occurs.”
AFCON 2019: Nigerians don’t
care about Akpeyi’s stats in
South Africa league – Okocha
African football legend Jay-Jay Okocha has said
he believes Nigerians are not bothered by how
good or bad goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, is doing in
South Africa.
Akpeyi, Kaizer Chiefs goal stopper, went from a
back-up keeper to being the Super Eagles first
choice goalie at Afcon 2019.
According to Goal.com, Okocha said that Akpeyi’s
statistics at club level are not the measure of his
success or failure, as Nigeria is more worried
about what he can offer the Super Eagles.
“We are not bothered by how well he (Akpeyi) is
doing in South Africa, but we are happy that he is
here because the South African league (PSL) is
one of the best in Africa, if not the best,” Okocha
told journalists in South Africa.
The former Paris Saint-Germain and Bolton
Wanderers dribbling wizard also claimed the
entire Nigerian nation is happy with the platform
the PSL provided for Akpeyi.
Okocha said he feels Akpeyi is improving game
by game, although he admits playing for the
national team is different.
“We are happy that you (South African) have
provided him that good platform to improve. I
think he is improving. When he comes to the
national team it is a different ball game and for
me, he is rightly our number one choice now,”
said Okocha.
Despite being 32 years old, Okocha believes
Akpeyi is still young and he will get better with
time.
“He is still a young man and the more games he
plays, the more confident he will get. I am not
judging him based on his stats here in South
Africa but for what he is doing for his national
team,” concluded Okocha.
Davido Mourns DJ Arafat After Tragic Death
Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke popularly
known by his stage name as Davido on Monday
mourned the death of DJ Arafat, who passed away
after a tragic traffic accident at the age of 33.
understands that the death of DJ
Arafat that was announced on Monday, threw
singer Davido into a mourning state.
Recall that Naija News had reported that DJ
Arafat’s death was confirmed by the national
media house, RTI in a tweet that reads as thus;
“Death of the artist DJ ARAFAT by his real name
Houon Ange Didier this Monday, August 12 at 8
am, following a traffic accident that occurred on
the night of Sunday, August 11 in Abidjan,” RTI
tweeted on August 12, 2019.While mourning the death of DJ Arafat, Davido
took to his social media handles to express his
disatisfaction towards the death of the singer.“😢😢😢 RIP YOROBO I LOVE YOU! ❤️❤️,”
Davido wrote.
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