Tension arises among the management of the 2021 AITEO Cup Champions, Bayelsa Queens over an alleged secret export of players.
According to a source in the club, the Chairman alongside the Technical Adviser, Monday Aduku and another member of the technical crew, unilaterally sold the players to clubs in Sweden and Israel without any form of paper works and documentation.
According to a source in the club, the Chairman alongside the Technical Adviser, Monday Aduku and another member of the technical crew, unilaterally sold the players to clubs in Sweden and Israel without any form of paper works and documentation.
The source hinted that the Chairman single handedly organized the sales of forward and Super Falcons player, Joy Bokiri who few days ago joined Swedish side, Allmanna Idrottsklubben (AIK) FC.
The amount of money involved in the entire transaction has been kept out of the knowledge of the State government and the board.
Also, another influential striker, Charity Reuben recently joined the Israeli side, Hapoel Beer Sheva FC with the former Ibom Angels and KIIG Kazygurt player signing a two-year contract with Hapoel Beer Sheva FC without any known amount on the transaction.
Insider told freekick.com.ng that Charity Reuben was sold for a reasonable amount.
“I can tell you that the transfer of these two star players of Bayelsa Queens run into thousands of dollars. Calculate it, that’s a lot of millions of Naira when converted. Inspite of this, the Chairman keeps the State government in ignorance and rather opts to carry files for approvals of funds to chase after government officials every now and then. What he uses the proceeds of the transfer of our players to foreign clubs to do remains a mystery.
“Even before the AITEO Cup final when the wife of the Governor and the Deputy Governor visited the players and gave them money, a huge part of these donations never got to the players”, the anonymous source hinted.
Due to the situation, some of the board members have vowed to expose the Chairman and his antics by drawing the attention of the State Governor and the Deputy Governor to the ugly trend as they stated that he was shortchanging the State purse.
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