Nigerian Players Threaten To Boycott Copa Lagos

Some Sand Eagles players have threatened to boycott the 2017 Copa Lagos Beach Soccer Tournament if their outstanding allowances are not paid.

Ten players and five officials were gathered to have paid their match allowances from the 2017 World Cup which took place in the Bahamas in April, NAN reports.

The Captain of the team Isiaka Olawale said the players were not happy with the development.

He said the team’s endurance had been overstretched.

“As the captain of the team, I’m tired, my teammates keep calling asking me questions I obviously do not have answers to, and it’s so unfortunate,” NAN quoted the captain as saying.

“As it is now, I’m not sure that players are interested in participating in Copa Lagos as it is, we cannot keep giving our best and they keep treating us like we don’t matter.

“We keep giving our all for the national team, while our clubs suffer, that won’t continue; to whom much is given much is expected.

“I have been trying to calm my team players down, and that’s why we have kept quiet for this long since April, they keep treating us like dirt.”

Olawale further said he had even reached out to the authorities, but to no avail.

“The only person that keeps appealing to us is the Vice-Chairman Seyi Akinwunmi. He picks my calls to assure us, but for how long am I going to keep calling?” he asked.

“We love our country, but the love for our country will not pay our bills and take care of our families.’’

The Head Coach of the team, Audu Ejo, also said the players were not happy.

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