Coach of the victorious Golden Eaglets, Emmanuel Amuneke, has reported that his players’ parents are being targeted by fraudsters.
The ex-international told NAN that fraudsters purporting to be football agents have been approaching the players’ parents, demanding money to get foreign clubs for their children.
He said: “People are talking about our young players. They want to connect them (to clubs). It is good for us. It is good for our football.
“Most of these players are from poor families. You have a lot of people going to their parents asking for money and the parents will sign. They don’t know what they are getting involved in.
“At the end of the day, it becomes a problem for the player; it becomes a big problem even for the nation. We have seen it with the last set of Eaglets.
“I pray their parents should not get carried away and I pray that they (players) themselves should remember their journey.”
