Our correspondent spoke with some young footballers on the issue of cybercrime and its effect on football at the grassroots. Chukwudi, a 27-year-old school dropout, prefers to get rich instantly rather than “waste time playing football,” despite being regarded as a budding talent among his peers. I can’t play football in Nigeria again, even if I decide to make a return. I trained so hard day and night but it just seemed I wasn’t meant to play football. Who cares?”YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Student jailed for stealing N40,000“Do you think many guys are still interested in playing football?

Source: Punch December 28, 2019 00:22 UTC