Orelesi Goofs On Club Status

The status of Flying Eagles left back, Nurudeen Orelesi, keeps been mired in comical controversy after another mix up has seen him identified as a player of a club he left two years ago.

Orelesi, who has been impressive for the team since Coach Samson Siasia converted him from his original midfield position, had been displeased after the official squad list of teams participating at the FIFA U-20 World Cup on the FIFA website indicated that he was without a club.

It was an error of omission as the player’s club was not written against his name when the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, sent the 30-man provisional squad list of the Nigerian team to the world football governing body even before the team left Nigeria on August 29.

Secretary of the Eagles, Abdullahi Magaji, had explained to Complete Sports on Monday after the anomaly was noticed on the FIFA website:

“It was a minor error which can be rectified because there is still going to be an accreditation of the whole members of the team tomorrow (Tuesday) by FIFA where the final data of everybody will be compiled.
“So, really there isn’t much for him to worry about.”

However, during the accreditation of the team there was another blunder, but this time it was by the player himself.
When asked by the FIFA officials the club he plays for Orelesi gave FC Bonifika, the Slovenian team he left two years ago.
After featuring for First Bank of Lagos , Orelesi moved to ECO F.C of Lagos from where he went on loan to Bonifika of the Slovenian second division. Following pay disputes, the enterprising left-footed ace ended his brief spell and returned to his last Nigerian club.

In finding out that he had goofed during the short interview by the FIFA accreditation team, Orelesi said he was confused by the question that he thought he was asked to give his last club in Europe .
How comical.