A former England striker of Nigerian descent, John Fashanu
has revealed that he still receives N5m monthly as pension from the
English Football Association. The former Wimbledon striker who made this
known on Tuesday in Abuja was explaining why it is becoming
increasingly difficult to convince players with Nigerian roots to dump
their adopted countries.
Saying Nigeria must put in place
attractive welfare packages for all former players of the national team,
Fashanu expressed support for players like Tammy Abraham and Fikayo
Tomori who have decided to play for England and not Nigeria, their
country of origin.
“Till today, I still get my benefits, my
pensions. I get N5m monthly as pensions for being an ex-footballer in
England and I am now in my 50s. “Tammy knows why he
hasn’t played for the Super Eagles and it’s because there is more
financial benefits playing for England, there is more glory and less
wahala.
“Why do we ask the boy to play for Nigeria and
torture him? We need to step up. Tammy is a massive miss for Nigeria.
Nobody went to London to talk to him and explain to him the benefits of
playing for his motherland.
“And when you hear what happened to
Kanu Nwankwo, Jay Jay Okocha, did anybody come out to defend him over
his tax bills, did anybody come out to defend Kanu when he had issues
with his hotel,” he asked.
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