Academy Alleges Irregularities in Paul Onuachu’s Transfer to Europe

Questions have arisen over how Paul Onuachu moved from a Togolese development academy to Europe without proper clearance. Veteran journalist Segun Adenuga says he discovered Onuachu in a 2008 Lagos street football competition and arranged for him to join Liberty Sports Academy in Togo. The striker was meant to complete a 24-month programme but left after 21 months. Neither Adenuga nor the academy director, who wrote a protest letter in November 2021, has been able to contact Onuachu since. They claim the player’s International Transfer Certificate was issued without records from the Nigeria Football Federation. Under FIFA rules, training clubs must be compensated. Observers say this case highlights wider concerns over undocumented transfers of young African talents.

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