Chelsea's Victor Moses and Watford's Isaac
Success could be banned by Nigeria after failing to honour invitations for the
last World Cup qualifying squad. There are reports that Nigeria's football
federation will report both players to FIFA, which would mean they could be
prevented from playing for their clubs this weekend, but NFF first vice
president Seyi Akinwunmi says the federation is doing no such thing.
"Moses always seems to pick up an injury
when there is a difficult game to play," one senior official said.
"If he cannot be committed enough to playing all the games like everyone
else, then he will have to stay away. We can't have players choosing which
games to play."
Success' issue is more straightforward. Despite
the medical report from his club, officials say he refused to come when he was
asked to buy his own ticket and get a refund while in Nigeria.
"That is our standard practice, everyone
buys their own tickets and they get their refunds. But he refused to."He will not be treated differently from
the others. If he can't do that, then he is not needed."
With both players absent, Nigeria beat Zambia
2-1 to shoot to the top of their World Cup qualifying group after Cameroon drew
1-1 at Algeria.
Nigeria may not be reporting the players to FIFA, but that is
not to say they will escape sanction. Top officials at the NFF told ESPN FC
that the players might be banned from being selected.
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