A major controversy is threatening Emem Eduok’s celebrated move to Esperance of Tu­nisia as a Norwegian club, Sarpsborg 08, is claiming ownership of the Dolphins’ star striker.

The sporting media was awash last week with reports that the top Tunisian club had signed a four-year deal with the Super Eagles’ rising star who scored 20 goal for Dol­phins in the immediate past Glo Premier League season.

However, contrasting re­ports broke out yesterday with Sarpsborg 08 Sporting Director, Thomas Berntsen, insisting that the club signed Emem Eduok from A&B Academy on a four year deal, therefore, the rights accru­ing from the player’s transfer belongs to Sarpsborg and not Dolphins FC.

Interestingly, Eduok had been on the payroll of Glo Nigeria Premier league side Dolphins for three seasons, but according to Bernsten he is not owned by Dolphins rather the academy where they bought him from.

“Eduok confirmed to us in oral and written that he be­longs to A&B Academy, we did our own investigations and we found out it’s true” Berntsen told the media in Norway, according to SA.no.

“It was after our investi­gation that we signed him on a four-year deal which we expect him to honour, it will terminate in 2018.”

He said Eduok was in Sarpsborg in mid December and he signed on the dotted line for a four-year contract on December 11 and they ex­pect him to resume with the side by January 18 after the Super Eagles Friendly games.

In reaction to claims that Tunisian side Esperance might have signed the Nige­rian forward on a three-year deal, Bernstern says the club is willing to defend it’s case before FIFA if the need arises.

“We have signed a four-year contract with the player himself after reaching an agreement with the club that owns him, if he still fails to show up to respect the deal then it becomes a FIFA case.”

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NFF is there confusing themselves all in the name of greed and forgetting the fact that they have to draw up a plan that will protect upcoming players from this wanton handling by this so called football clubs
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