How NFF officials killed my football career – Singer, Crayon

Charles Chibuezechukwu, also known as Crayon, a popular singer, has recounted how top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, cut short his football career by omitting him from a national team selection in favour of an affluent player.informationguidenigeria

The ‘Trench To Triumph’ singer claimed that he was selected for a national youth team in 2015, but was subsequently dismissed by corrupt officials.JAMB Portal

In a recent interview in Lagos with Cool FM Nigeria, he revealed this information.

He reported that the incident contributed to the melancholy he experienced in 2015.

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Crayon said, “I became depressed in 2015 because I couldn’t get into the university. All my friends were in school. At that time I was really close to my friends. I was the youngest among my friends. Every time they are around is always fun. Then they all got admitted to the universities in Ghana, Benin, etc. I was just me in the hood.NYSC Portal

“It was so boring. I didn’t have anything to do, nowhere to go. And my footballing career at that time wasn’t really kicking off for me as well. I used to play football. I used to be a proper footballer. They called me ‘Coutinho’ in my hood. You know prime Coutinho who played for Liverpool?

“I tried to become a professional footballer but it didn’t work out for me because football in Nigeria is quite dicey. There is a lot of corruption. I don’t want to mention names because it might hurt some people. They are big names; top [football] officials.JAMB Result

“At a time I went for one screening in Surulere [National Stadium], they [NFF officials] picked me and they had to like swindle me and pick someone else because the person had money and connections. So, at that point, I became disappointed. I went home depressed.”

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