A former Super Eagles coach, Bonfrere Jo has accused fellow countryman, Clemens Westerhof of selling Nigeria out in their 1994 FIFA World Cup debut in the United States.
The 79-year-old Dutchman led country’s senior national team to their maiden global football showpiece appearance in 1994, months after leading them to Africa Cup of Nations glory.
Westerhof and his stars took the world by surprise after winning two of their three group matches – beating Bulgaria and Greece – but lost to Argentina.
Jo, who assisted Westerhof back then has now come out to reveal that his countryman cashed out up to the tunes of $100,000.
“Yes Everyone blames the coach. The coach did something wrong and we lost before the game started.
“He sold the game for $100,000, that’s why we lost against Italy. If you don’t believe, you can ask the players,” he told Brila FM.
The 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning coach further implicated former captain Sunday Oliseh, saying he will never say the truth even when asked questions about the entire situation.
“Sunday Oliseh is a politician he will not say the truth, You can ask Daniel Amokachi he is bold and he will say the truth, but I don’t know if he’ll be able to talk now that he’s in the Government.”
