Korea/Japan 2002 World Cup Super Eagles’ defender, Efe Sodje, and two of his brothers have been jailed for siphoning tens of thousands of pounds from a charity set up to help poor African children.
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Sodje, 35, of Cheadle, Stockport, was on trial at the Old Bailey accused of money laundering alongside Sam and Akpo Sodje, both also former footballers, and two other men, Emmanuel Ehikhamen and Andrew Oruma.
Retired Premier League player Sam Sodje – who appeared for a number of clubs including Reading and Charlton Athletic, and represented Nigeria at international level – along with siblings Efe and Akpo, were allegedly involved in channelling proceeds from the scam which targeted firms in Colombia, India, Italy and Abu Dhabi.
According to the paper, Sodje, who once played in the Premier League for Reading and has won four caps for Nigeria, allegedly also boasted he had arranged for a fellow professional in the Championship, the second tier of the English game, to get a yellow card in return for tens of thousands of pounds, and that he could even rig top-flight fixtures
Sodje, who is making a return to Macclesfield Town after 14 years that he left the club, said he is prepared to change the fortune of the club by assisting them gain promotion into the top plight league in England
The Bury of England star added that Green Eagles’ captain, Chief Segun Odegbami, and England legend, Ian Wright, will take charge as managers of the African and the Caribbean teams respectively