Former Nigerian Super Eagles World Cup star,
Efetobore Sodje and his brothers have been
charged with fraud offences after an
investigation by the National Crime Agency,
UK.
Efetobore Sodje, 34, Bright Sodje, 50, Samuel
Sodje, 37, and Stephen Sodje, 42, were
charged with fraudulent trading on Friday 21
October and bailed until 14 November 2016,
when they will appear at Westminster
Magistrates Court.
The four were arrested on 13 July after a
three-year NCA investigation into 'alleged
irregularities' at the Sodje Sports Foundation.
Registered on March 1, 2010 and disbanded
on January 2015.
The charity organization is supposedly aimed
to relieve poverty, advance good health in
people through the provision of facilities in
playing amateur sports and the promotion of
lifelong learning, leadership skills and health
issues such as HIV/AIDS, drugs abuse, and
nutrition,
. but the NCA is accusing them of
using it for other unrelated purposes.
Born in England, Efetobore played in the
defence for the Super Eagles at the 2000
African Cup of Nations, and the 2002 World
Cup in South Korea and Japan. He played for
clubs such as Hudderfield Town, Southend
United, Crewe Alexandra and Macclesfield
Town.
Source: NCA
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