Former Nigeria worldwide Duke Udi has stated legendary Tremendous Eagles captain Sunday Oliseh has stopped the follow of paying house gamers in naira whereas overseas gamers get their cash in {dollars}.
Udi, who disclosed this in an interview on Elegbete TV, stated he was paid N200,000 in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match towards Liberia in 2001 in Port Harcourt, Rivers.
In line with him, some overseas gamers who didn’t take part within the match that ended 2-0 in favor of the Tremendous Eagles had been paid $5,000.
The 47-year-old stated the distinction within the profitable bonus angered Oliseh, then captain of the Eagles. This prompted Oliseh to ask each different participant to return their very own $5000.
“How are you going to give somebody who has performed N200,000 and somebody who has not performed the identical match will get $5,000? He stated no, that’s injustice, you realize he’s extremely educated and that should cease,” Udi stated.
“He advised me to not take the cash and to ask different gamers to return their cash in order that he would return it to the secretary common. So now I acquired my $5,000 again.
“He took all the opposite gamers' cash as a result of he’s somebody who could be very revered on the Eagles, as a result of he’s a person of his phrase and doesn't speak it doesn’t matter what.
“So he stated if the opposite gamers don't carry their very own $5,000, he gained't see the then Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili as a result of he was ready to obtain us so he stated he gained't go and the captain would would they handle the governor after a present or presentation?
Udi stated that when the opposite overseas gamers returned the cash, Oliseh saved it in his room and requested all of the gamers to honor the governor who gave every of them $5,000.
“Oliseh now stated that we shared the cash the governor gave us there, so why does somebody who performed a sport get N200,000? He stated if I didn't play it was one thing else.”
Udi said that Oliseh referred to as a gathering round 11am as a result of they’d left the lodge at 12pm.
In the course of the assembly, Oliseh introduced that each one gamers had been paid equally and proceeded to share the $5,000 to every participant, no matter who performed or not, so long as they had been invited.
“So Oliseh ended the period of naira being collected domestically whereas overseas revenues had been paid in {dollars},” Udi stated.
