17:19 16/06/2015
Lagos - Nigeria U20 coach Manu Garba has denied allegations he
collected bribes to field certain players at the ongoing FIFA U20 World
Cup in New Zealand.
In an exclusive interview with News24, Manu
acknowledged that an unknown person has been using his name to solicit
for bribes via Facebook, but says he has never collected bribes from any
agent to field any particular player.
“I did not and have never
collected bribe from any agent to field any player,” he told News24,
“Somebody has been using my name and picture on Facebook to ask for
bribes but that isn’t me.
“I am not on Facebook and I have never
solicited for bribes from any agents or players. Whoever says he has
paid bribes to me should provide proof of how they paid such to me,” he
said.
The
49-year old has been under fire since Nigeria’s exit from the FIFA U20
World Cup, where they lost 1-0 to Germany in the round of 16, with
allegations he collected bribes to play certain players at the expense
of the more established players he had on the team.
But Manu has
denied the allegations, and has pleaded with the media to help
investigate the issue, adding that he will be suing for damages.
“I
want the media to investigate this issue and those people that claimed
to have paid bribes to me should provide the bank accounts they paid
into so the culprits can be traced.
“I will also be suing for damages because I haven’t collected bribes from anybody,” he concluded.
-Soccer Laduma
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