NFF never shared from Eagles money - Keshi
Super
Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has denied claims by his former
assistant; Sylvanus Opkala that the money given to the team by the Cross
River state government after last year’s Nations Cup triumph was shared
by Nigeria Football Federation officials.
"I want
to assume that Sylvanus was misquoted but if not then there is no truth
in such a claim, because the NFF has never asked or shared from any
monies given to the team by supporters and well meaning Nigerians and
state governments."
Keshi
also added that as the Head Coach, he does not handle money and could
not have been the one that paid Okpala, for him to ask questions about
short payment.
"We have
our rules here in the team and the team administrator normally liaises
with the Captain and other relevant authorities before such monies are
doled out. Indeed, the Cross River Government was very clear about who
gets what and the money was paid direct to the account of all the
players and officials".
He said
why Okpala, maybe angry with the NFF over his present employment status,
blackmail will go nowhere in correcting perceived wrongdoing.
"I
don’t know why the media and some of our friends like to drag me into
all these controversies when we should be concentrating on preparation
for the World Cup. Maybe the name Keshi just evokes some form of joy in
their minds and the only way to appreciate it is to put me under the
searchlight all the time, it’s not fair on me please."
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