2014 World Cup in Brazil: I have proofs I was asked to pay bribe – Chinedu Obasi
Ex-Super Eagles forward Chinedu Obasi, has said that he has evidence to show he was asked to pay bribe to be included in Nigeria’s squad to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
“I am telling you about what happened to me, you don’t have to doubt me. I don’t have anything to lose; I don’t expect anything from anybody.
“It’s just like all the rape cases trending in Nigeria, if someone says this thing happened to him or her, why would you try to challenge the person when you were not even there? But at the end of the day, it’s my word against others. I didn’t even intend for the whole situation to escalate to the level it is because I was just answering a question on a live chat and someone asked why I didn’t go to the 2014 World Cup.
“I heard one of the coaches saying I didn’t make the team. How could he say I didn’t make the list when I was not only in the team but I already had an invitation and the necessary documents to go to the World Cup already sent to me to get my visa.
“I respect everyone’s opinion, I never intended to disrespect any of our ex-players, I just said what happened to me and I am not going to call anybody’s name and that is my own personal decision but I have proofs to back it up,” he said.
In his reaction to Samson Siasia involvement in match-fixing activities.
He said: “I don’t know him to be that type of a person.
It just makes you sit back to try to put one or two together – like how could this happen, where did it happen,” Obasi told Legit.ng during a live Instagram chat.
“I heard he was supposed to court.
”21 years of uninterrupted democracy has taken Nigeria far”
So I give everybody a benefit of doubt; innocent until proven guilty.
“I honestly don’t want to get into what has to do with people’s personal lives, people’s jobs.
I really don’t have anything to say, but I hope he comes out victorious that he can continue his life and his career.
“I wish him all the best and hope things will be sorted out as quickly as possible for him.”
