FOWL PLAY: $390,000 GIFTED NIGERIA'S U-23 TEAM BY JAPANESE MILLIONAIRE HIJACKED!!

There is fire on the mountain as Nigeria's football governing body, Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and the U-23 football team known as Dream Team VI, are set to lock horns over a $390,000 cash gift from a Japanese doctor, Mr Takasu.The Millionaire who is said to be an ardent Nigerian football supporter made the donation to support the players who have been facing financial mess. He stated that the team coach, Samson Siasia and its captain, Mikel Obi, should each take $200,000 and $190,000, respectively. However, indications emerged today Saturday afternoon that some NFF officials had ‘hijacked’ the process and demanded that Mr. Takasu must hand the money to them for onward disbursement to team members. Idah Peterside, a sports analyst and former goalkeeper for the Super Eagles, was the first person to raise the alarm on social media. Mr Peterside tweeted, ''The money from the Japanese man to the dream team has been hijacked by the NFF.

“They want to use the money to pay the coaches as salaries. Bitrus Bewarang was sent to get the money from the Japanese, but the players say it’s their money”, he added.