Disu Frowns At NFF's Indifference To Death Of Usiyen, Two Other Ex-Eagles Players

Disu Frowns At NFF's Indifference To Death Of Usiyen, Two Other Ex-Eagles Players By Our Reporter Former Nigeria defender and Chairman Welfare/Players Affairs of Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria, Tajudeen Disu, has expressed his reservations about Nigeria Football Federation's indifference to the death of three notable ex-Nigeria internationals, Thompson Usiyen, Segun Adeleke and George Hassan. The deceased who served the country as members of the national team, Green Eagles in the late seventies and early eighties passed away in the last three weeks, and Disu is saddened by the fact that the football body failed to honour them, expressing his displeasure in a text to this reporter from Boston, USA, where he is currently holidaying with his family. Late Thompson Usiyen "Good morning my good brother, did the NFF observe the three ex-internationals that passed away in the last three weeks, late Segun Adeleke, who died in Tennesse, USA, Thompson Usiyen, who died in Califonia, USA and George Hassan who died in Moniya, lbadan yesterday? These were all ex-internationals of reputes, they all served this country diligently without any stain or blemish, this is a sign that the wrong people are running the game, it is a sign that square pegs are in round holes in the running of our football. Something has to be done," stated the former Abiola Babes players who is also Chairman, Lagos State Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria. Usiyen, who was the most prominent represented Nigeria from 1976–1981 and was regarded as one of Nigeria's most potent strikers in history, passed on 31 August 2021 aged 65 at Redondo Beach, California, U.S. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer team which boycotted the 1976 Olympics.