{"id":46372,"date":"2021-07-08T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/taribo-west-slams-pinnick-over-mushroom-clubs-comment"},"modified":"2021-07-08T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T14:07:19","slug":"taribo-west-slams-pinnick-over-mushroom-clubs-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/taribo-west-slams-pinnick-over-mushroom-clubs-comment","title":{"rendered":"Taribo West slams Pinnick over \u2018mushroom clubs\u2019 comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, has hit out at the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, over his remarks on blocking players based in the country from joining \u201cmushroom clubs\u201d abroad.<\/p>\n<p>West described the comments as \u201cinsensitive\u201d and \u201cembarrassing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pinnick, while addressing the home-based Super Eagles before last weekend\u2019s friendly against Mexico, vowed to stop football agents from taking the players to unknown leagues in Europe<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the NFF boss promised he would help the players join major leagues in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>However, West told BBC Sport Africa: \u201cYou cannot keep people against their will in a league that doesn\u2019t respect them, pay them, protect them or care about their welfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch comments from the head of Nigerian football are insensitive and embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West called on Pinnick to focus on developing the NPFL and advised him that \u201che doesn\u2019t have any power to prevent any footballer who has access to move to those clubs he described as small leagues or \u2018mushroom clubs\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria vs Mexico: Rohr is difficult to impress \u2013 Pinnick warns players<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, has hit out at the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, over his remarks on blocking players based in the country from joining \u201cmushroom clubs\u201d abroad. West described the comments as \u201cinsensitive\u201d and \u201cembarrassing\u201d. 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