daviesmania:
show me the Nigerian minors and i will show u old papas

Kenneth10110:


FIFA Media

Spezia Calcio, who made their Serie A debut last season, illegally brought in 13 players from Nigeria between 2013-2017

One of these included Nigeria youth international Umar Sadiq, who first landed in Italy in 2013, when aged 16, before later being sold to Roma in 2016 for a profit of just under $3,000,000.

All 13 Nigerians were under the age of 18 when they first travelled to Italy, which is in contravention of Fifa regulations regarding the movement of minors to foreign countries.


The club has vowed to appeal the ban

Spezia Calcio received notification today of FIFA's decision to apply a transfer ban for four transfer windows starting in January 2022.

The Club is surprised and extremely disappointed by this ruling and would like to clarify the following:

- The alleged irregularities attributed to Spezia Calcio occurred in the period between 2013 and 2018, therefore under the previous administration of the club.

- All members of the former property and the management team belonging to it currently do not hold positions of responsibility within the club.

- When the new owner group acquired Spezia Calcio, in February 2021, the FIFA survey was not adequately exposed. The Club was only notified in April and took immediate action to conduct an internal audit of these allegations, to prove that the irregularities did not concern the current ownership.

- The Club finds that the sanction is excessively harsh, a sanction that punishes a new administration that has not had any involvement in the alleged irregularities contested;

- The Club intends to take legal action to appeal this ruling and clearly demonstrate that there is no correlation between the current ownership and this case, of which Spezia Calcio is accused.

- The penalty will not affect the current summer transfer window, so the club is free to operate without restrictions.

- The Club respects the importance of the work undertaken by FIFA in relation to the protection of minors and will cooperate fully in any further investigation that may be launched.

Spezia Calcio president Philip Raymond Platek Jr said: " We are surprised by FIFA's decision to impose this heavy transfer ban on our club. The new ownership has played no role in the alleged transgressions charged to Spezia Calcio and strongly condemns any system. which includes the illegal transfer of minors. I cannot comment further on the matter due to the ongoing legal proceedings, but I would like to reassure our fans, stating that we will appeal this ruling and will take appropriate measures to ensure that our team remains competitive in the years to come ".

Spezia Calcio


The transfer ban is set to commence from January 2022.

toxifaw869:
Follow up

KingOfAmebo:
[s]Na wah...

Meanwhile, I saw how our Eastern brothers are spending money lavishly in Obi Cubana mum's funeral, how come IPOB miscreants couldn't see there's money in the Zoo? Instead they complain like the Zoo is the worst place to live in..This Zoo is indeed the most blessed Zoo in the world[/s].

daviesmania:
show me the Nigerian minors and i will show u old papas