Ivoirians locked my legs with juju before Cup final – Ex-ASEC star Ogunlade
Johnny Edward
Former U-23 midfielder, Akeem Ogunlade, says he was a victim of ‘juju’ during his two-year spell at Ivoirian giants Asec Mimosas.
The 45-year-old played for First Bank, Stationery Stores and El Kanemi Warriors on the domestic scene, before joining ASEC in 1991 and winning two league titles with the former African champions.
“A day before the FA Cup final against Stade d’Abidjan in 1995, I could not move my right leg. We had defeated Stade d’Abidjan 4-2 in the previous final, so they saw me as a big threat,” Ogunlade told
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According to him, players based abroad are all Nigerians and there is no need to segregate them from local players, saying exceptional players from the local leagues would always get the national team call-up.
“The players from abroad are all Nigerians and please don’t try to separate players playing abroad and home.
“If players in domestic league are doing very well the coach will give them a call – up. Part of the contract (of the coach) is to go round the country and see the best players, every coach wants to win and they need good players, don’t let us try to separate players playing abroad and here,” he said.
CAF to decide on Celtic/Rivers game
6 January 2021 – The Confederations of African Football (CAF), has written a letter to the South African Football Association (SAFA) regarding the status of the second leg Confederations Cup game between Rivers United and Bloemfontein Celtic.
The match was scheduled to take place on Wednesday afternoon in Port Harcourt but Celtic didn’t travel to Nigeria after the Nigerian authorities insisted that the Bloemfontein-based club would not be given preferential treatment with regards to their strict covid-19 protocols.
The procedures require all individuals visiting Nigeria from high risk areas to be quarantined for 7 days upon arrival in the country. South Africa is designated as one of the high-risk countries whose visitors are required to undergo this process.