Nigeria’s Under-23 captain, Kingsley Udoh has alleged that African charms (juju) were discovered in their dressing room, prior to their All Africa games final qualifying match against Ghana ’s Black Meteors at the Baba Yara Sports Complex on Sunday.
Holding a 3-1 first led advantage into the weekend’s cracker in Kumasi , the Nigerians crashed out of the race to play at the All Africa Games, because Ghana won 2-0.
Speaking to reporters, Udoh said that the team did not use the dressing room following the discovery of the charms.
“We were not in the match because some of us were not able to handle the horrific scenes that we saw when we entered the dressing room. I am not making excuses for our loss but when we made to enter the dressing room, we saw charms and imagine the kind of feelings or fears that could generate for young chaps like us.
“There is more to how the Ghanaians attained this win than by playing good football. We are a good team which they also know but on that day, some players I felt were good could not play well. Juju may not be working in sports but the fear of it could disorientate some people and I felt some people lost it to fear because of what they saw in the dressing room”, added Udoh.
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Posted: at 13-07-2011 11:37 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Alabiniyi at 13-07-2011 02:18 PM (13 years ago) (m)
So
Posted: at 13-07-2011 02:18 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
chicanorose at 13-07-2011 02:38 PM (13 years ago) (f)
Abeg make i hear word. Na today una don dey loss match ni? As una see the charms, y una no pray wella before una begin the match. Una just dey give rubbish excuses for nothing.
I bet u, when u wan chop cake, na then u go knw say oven dey.
Posted: at 13-07-2011 02:38 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ikennaya at 13-07-2011 04:12 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: chicanorose on 13-07-2011 02:38 PM
Abeg make i hear word. Na today una don dey loss match ni? As una see the charms, y una no pray wella before una begin the match. Una just dey give rubbish excuses for nothing.
tell dem deary,mcheeeeeeeeeeeeew.
Posted: at 13-07-2011 04:12 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Isaac1234 at 13-07-2011 04:50 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Make we take better air than dis una cooked stori, why una no report to relevant persons caf inspectors de dia why una no report dis mater still una loss na him una know say una see charm. :'(
Posted: at 13-07-2011 04:50 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
xPRINCEx at 13-07-2011 04:54 PM (13 years ago) (m)
what the footballers said could be true. bcos i happened to ve a ghana friend here in malaysia and he told me how their country always use chams for some football matches.have u seen what is happening to micheal essian?ever since he had a problem with the father and the man threatened to take essian to court if he dont stop using his name, michel essien has been having injuries in every season since then. now it has happened again. out of the team for atleast 6months.
Posted: at 13-07-2011 04:54 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie