Nigerian Emmanuel Sarki, former Chelsea midfielder who opted to play his international football for Haiti instead of his country, Nigeria has revealed how he was asked to pay the sum of £1,000 to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria: “I was told to pay before I am called up, that was when I was playing in Israel. I won’t mention the name of the coach. It was Efe Ambrose who gave me the contact of the coach after telling him of my form. I put a call across to him, but he told me to speak with his assistant, who openly asked me for money.”

“A lot of friends asked me to pay the money, but the sum they were quoting was way more than what I can afford. I couldn’t pay it and despite my fine form, I wasn’t contacted again. I have no regrets though about picking Haiti because you get picked on your form not on what you have to offer the coaches.”