Former Super Eagles Right winger and current assistant coach, Finidi George has stated reasons why he struggled with a player for Portugal’s defender Pepe’s shirt after the international friendly game with Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday.
A video had surfaced online where Finidi was struggling with Moses Simon for Pepe’s jersey after the Super Eagles 4-0 thrashing in Lisbon.
Finidi was berated on social media platforms for struggling for a jersey with a Super Eagles player.
However, Finidi has now explained that his son had appealed to him to request for either of Ronaldo or Pepe’s Jersey because he’s a fan of both players.
He said “My son asked me two weeks ago if it’s possible to get the shirt of Ronaldo or Pepe because he’s a very big fan of Real Madrid when they were at the club and I told him I will try.
“Getting to the field, we knew Ronaldo wasn’t going to start because he was sick. So I told Pepe in the tunnel, please after the game, I would like to have the shirt for my son. So, he told me that was fine. After the game, I saw he was changing his shirt with one of the players and I went to remind him of what we said in the tunnel before the game started.”
He said he was going to give his shirt to somebody else, a player, a Super Eagles player playing in his club (Porto), and that definitely, I will get the shirt. I was speaking Spanish with him and that was it.”
Finidi wondered why many people were trying to make an issue where there was none. He said he has long gone beyond being star-struck and jostling for jerseys for his personal use.
“People just want to twist things and the real reason for me. I’ve had many jerseys in my playing days and I don’t need Pepe’s shirt for myself. Where am I going to keep it? I don’t have a museum. It’s just that my son is a big fan and wanted me to ask …