‘I almost slapped one NFF member’ – Ex-Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze

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By Mary Agbabiaka

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Former Super Eagles defender, Ifeanyi Udeze, has revealed that he nearly slapped a member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) during a dispute over an unpaid match bonus.

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According to Udeze, the incident occurred after a match in which players were expecting to receive the full bonus that had been promised to them.

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Speaking during an episode of The 5th House podcast shared on X, the former defender recounted how an NFF official attempted to pay only part of the agreed amount.

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“Seriously, no joke, In 2003/2004, I almost slapped an NFF member,” Udeze said.

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Explaining what led to the confrontation, he added: “After we won a game; they were supposed to pay us $5,000 each.

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“He went to JayJay’s room, went to Kanu’s room, saying he wants to pay $2,500 first, then later when we come back again to the national team, he will pay the balance.

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“JayJay and Kanu told him first go to Udeze’s room. He came and just gave me pen to sign; it looked as though my late father just woke me, and say ‘look at the money’, I asked him ‘what happened? complete the money,’ he said there’s no money, next time we’ll complete the money; I said go and meet the captain, talk to them, nobody has signed here, I am not supposed to be the first person to sign here.”

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