the first week of Sub 20 World Cup Argentina 2023 It has left us great parties, but also a possible scandal that is already shaking the foundations of the organization. Its protagonist is none other than Daniel Bameyi, a player from the Nigerian national team who has been accused by the press of his country, of having invented the name of a club to be registered without problems in the competition. Yum Yum FC is the team that Bameyi supposedly belongs to. However, there are no records of any kind.
“Bameyi was on the list sent to FIFA as a Yum Yum FC player. Now there are reports that there is no such club.”, The North American journalist Brian Sciaretta wrote about the footballer who played the two matches that Nigeria has played in the Under 20 World Cup (Italy and the Dominican Republic).
Along the same lines, according to the media Own Goal NigeriaDaniel Bameyi was registered by his federation as a player for Yum Yum FC, a Nigerian team of which there is no record. “Where exactly are they based? Abuja, they said, but sources in Abuja denied having met a team by that name.”specified the local site.
The coach’s explanation
Ladan Bosso, selector of the African team in this category, chose Bameyi to play in the World Cup. However, the controversy arose in March, when Jose Peseiro, coach of the Nigerian National Team, also cited the 17-year-old defender.
At that time, the DT explained: “I chose him because he is a great defender, there are players of the same level, but I have to choose players that I trust.”
With Bameyi, Nigeria goes for the group
The national teams of Brazil and Nigeria will play this Saturday a duel that will put much more than three points at stake and that will be vital for the future of both teams in the World Cup in Argentina. The Africans won both of their matches and lead Group D with a perfect score.
The result of the next match will determine in which position these teams will advance to the round of 16, which in both cases could be first, second or third, depending on what happens in the 90 minutes and in the match between the Dominican Republic and Italy.
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