Two Super Eagles World Cup players mentioned in financial crime case worth ₦300m


Super Eagles duo, Oghenekaro Etebo and Daniel Akpeyi have been named in a formal petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] against their former employers, Warri Wolves. Etebo and Akpeyi played for Warri Wolves in the Nigeria Professional Football League [NPFL] before the club’s relegation to the lower division.

The 2018 World Cup returnees are among 34 names in a case by “several” aggrieved former Warri Wolves players seeking payment of salaries and bonuses since 2014; to the tune of ₦300m. Etebo played for two seasons between 2013 and 2015, while Akpeyi played for the seasiders for just single season.

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