Money Was Not The Reason We Lost Against France -Oshaniwa

Super Eagles left back going into Brazil did not expect to
start but a sudden injury to Echieghiele pushed the
combative defender into the starting position.
Well he came out and told of his joy of featuring in the
World cup and giving an impressive display and also told
reporters that the team did not lose to France due to bonus
rows.
He first started off by clearing the air about the bonus row,
he said: "That's not true; we did our best. It's an issue I will
not like to speak further on".
He was talking to journalist from Vanguard and talked
about the unfortunate injury to AS Monaco's Elderson
Echiejile, saying: "I felt very bad when my friend (Echiejile)
sustained an injury in a friendly match few days to the kick-
off of the World Cup," he said.
"But from then, I knew a huge task was now on me to play
at the left-back position. So, I had no choice but to
encourage myself and believe in my abilities.
"I was never jittery right from the first game against Iran. It
was a great experience playing against great players like
Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Edin Dzeko, Karim Benzema
and Mathieu Valbuena. I feel fulfilled.
The Israel based player has been said to be attracting
interests from clubs around Europe, and Oshaniwa talked
about the interest he has been shown.
He said: "I am happy at Ashdod; they are a nice club, the
fans love me and I am still their player. I just want to have
my rest after playing at the World Cup. I am just focused on
helping Ashdod win titles".
Nigeria 2-0 defeat was alleged to have been caused by the
bonus row between the players and NFF officials 3 days
before the game.
It got so out of hand that by the second day, the players
had refused to train and sat out a day.
It had been widely believed that the players on the eve of
the game of their lives refused to sleep and were fighting
for the money afte President Jonathan personally made it
personal mission to avoid the boys from further
embarrasing the country's image on the world stage.
Oshaniwa is a former Sharks of Port Harcourt player and
now plays for FC Ashdod of Israel, he is now highly sought
after by french clubs according to sources.
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