Another Nigerian footballer, Dickson Nwakaeme joins David Alaba to allege Samson Siasia asked them to pay before playing for Nigeria

Yesterday, David Alaba, Bayern Munich star, accused coaches of the Golden Eaglets of denying him the opportunity to join the Nigerian squad at the 2007 FIFA World Cup in South Korea because he refused to pay bribe.  (Read HERE)

Reacting to the story, another Nigerian footballer, Dickson Nwakaeme; a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pahang FA in Malaysia Super League shared a similar experience.

 

In his words, ‘the way Siasia ask me to pay for Beijing 2008. So sad. They’re killing our football and talents’.

 

David Alaba, the Bayern Munich star currently playing for Austria, has revealed that he was asked to pay a bribe by the Golden Eaglets coaches before making the roster for the 2007 FIFA U17 World Cup.

According to allnigeriasoccer.com, Alaba, born in Vienna to a Filipino mother and Nigerian father, had been eligible to represent the Super Eagles before he became cap-tied to his country of birth, Austria. .

The defender claimed that he trained with the Nigeria U17s, which contained the likes of Lukman Haruna, Macauley Chrisantus and Rabiu Ibrahim, ahead of the tournament in South Korea and impressed during the training camp.

However, the Golden Eaglets coaches wanted to collect money from him, but his mother insisted that there was no way she going to part with a single penny. .

Speaking recently, the 26-year-old labelled the Nigeria U17 coaches ‘jokers’ and vowed not to respond to their greetings if he is approached by them. WithinNigeria