Singer Crayon Speaks on How NFF Truncated His Football Dreams: “They Wanted Someone With Connections”

• Fast-rising Nigerian singer Charles Chibuezechukwu, popularly known as Crayon, accused the Nigeria Football Federation of truncating his football career
• The Mavins star's disclosure was made during a recent interview with Cool FM Lagos, where he  also discussed how that affected him
• Crayon said he was swindled and replaced by another player whom the National Sports Team deemed influential, slipping him into depression in 2015
• Legit.ng spoke with Femi Fabunmi, a sports analyst, who gave his insightful observations on how NFF picks players for the national team

Nigerian fast-rising star Charles Chibuezechukwu, best known as Crayon, has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ruined his football career by dropping him from a national team selection for a wealthy player.

The Ijo Laba Laba singer said he was chosen for a national youth squad in 2015 but was later dropped by crooked officials.

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In a recent interview with Cool FM Nigeria in Lagos, he narrated how this incident contributed to his depression in 2015.

In Crayon's words:

"I became depressed in 2015 because I couldn't get into the university. All my friends were in school. At that time I was really close to my friends. I was the youngest among my friends. Every time they are around is always fun. Then they all got admitted to the universities in Ghana, Benin, etc. It was just me in the hood.

"It was so boring. I didn't have anything to do, nowhere to go. And my footballing career at that time wasn't really kicking off for me as well. I used to play football. I used to be a proper footballer. They called me 'Coutinho' in my hood. You know prime Coutinho who played for Liverpool…

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"At a time I went for one screening in Surulere [National Stadium], they [NFF officials] picked me and they had to like swindle me and pick someone else because the person had money and connections. So, at that point, I became disappointed. I went home depressed."

See his video below:

Crayon's disclosure sparks reactions online 

Legit.ng captured reactions to Crayon's shocking interview. See them below:

@kaymillarocky:

"Your are 22 this year in the year 2022 you should be around 14 and living with your parent still in secondly school what makes you depresses what have you seen at that age that will make you depressed? People don’t just know what depression means FR."

@Lilmattleo:

"Abeg make we hear word, how old was he in 2015?"

@moscoleelaa:

"Person way Dey ss1 Dey say e get depression."

@LordRiki04:

"15yrs old Dey depress . Allow us Breathe."

@olasubomi_:

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"I no even know say depression don dey that year."

NFF is not involved in the choice of players

In an exclusive with Legit.ng, sports analyst Femi Fabunmi, he pointed out that Crayon didn't give detailed information about what transpired.

Femi, however, noted that NFF is not responsible for selecting players and dared the singer to name the tournament they were preparing for and also give out the names of those who worked against him.

First of all, Crayon should have been more explicit in his narrative.

Telling us he was replaced by another player in the national team camp is not reasonable enough. If whatever Crayon is saying is true, then it could be that he wasn't good enough, hence his replacement. But then he didn't come out all clear.

NFF is not involved in the selection of players. It's the prerogative of the coaches.Crayon needs to tell us more about this. He should go ahead and name names. He should let us know about the tournament he was invited for. Then, we can pursue this matter from there.

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Crayon narrates parents’ visit to his lavish mansion

Nigerian fast-rising singer Crayon recounted his humble beginnings after experiencing the shock his parents witnessed in his luxury apartment in Lagos.

The Mavin signee noted that they used to live in one room face me, I face you with 13 people stuck inside at one of the local creeks in Lagos known as Orile.

The singer's parents' visit to his lavish home spurred the hideous old-time memory of his life before he hit the jackpot.

Source: Legit.ng