Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has dismissed media reports that suggested his team will boycott Monday’s World Cup clash against France if they were not paid their cash.
“We don’t have money issues here, I talk to the players and the NFF leadership every time, so I wonder what some people want to achieve by always drawing us back from our set goals. Please, beg them to allow us concentrate on football and not any other thing,” Keshi said.
“We understand that some people are playing politics but they must leave us out of it so that we can do well here and go far in the tournament instead of making press releases and statements that will distract the team”.
Skipper Joseph Yobo, also took time off to address the issue, declaring that the players want the best for the country and will not want to be dragged into unnecessary distractions.
“We have reached this stage of the tournament, which is a special privilege, and we cannot afford to allow the whole of Africa and especially Nigeria down, so please let them allow us focus on our football and nothing else”.