Nigeria: "I will write a book and pour everything out, a lot of corruption in our football" - Ideye

Brown Ideye, Nigerian professional football, plays for Greek club Aris as a striker

Aris Thessaloniki of Greece forward Brown Ideye has admitted that there is corruption in the Nigeria football, and disclosed that he will tell his own story when the time comes.


Ideye was left out of the squad to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and many fans are still demanding explanations for his exclusion.

However following the revelations of his former teammate Chinedu Obasi who said he was asked to pay a bribe in order to be included, Ideye has now agreed to tell his own story.

The former West Bromwich Albion man said he'll expose all that took place in the selection process for players that represented Nigeria at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

"Before I retire, I will write a book and pour everything out," he said in a chat with sports journalist Oma Akatugba on instagram.

"We all know that there is a lot of corruption in our football. But there's a limit you can go when it comes to corruption and bribery.

"So many things didn't add up at the time. I was asking myself if I did something wrong or there was something I didn't do. Not going to that World Cup, God used Keshi to sideline me for the West Bromwich Albion job.

"I haven't told anyone what really transpired, only my spouse knows about the story. It was painful, I felt like saying something but I decided to get hold of myself," Ideye told Akatugba.

It would be recalled that former Super Eagles coach Daniel Amokachi said Ideye should have made the squad and was dropped for unjustified reasons.
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