•Vows to drag club to FIFA
Proprietor and owner of Kaduna Based Pioneers Football academy, Emmanuel Babayaro has given Kano Pillars up to the end of this month to pay up the agreed 10 percent further sale pact contained in midfielder Ruben Gabriel’s deal when he sold the player’s right to the Kano based team shortly before his movement to Kilmarnock in Scotland.
Babayaro told allnigeriasoccer.com: “I have been patient and have shown maximum understanding with the management of Kano Pillars owing to the fact that Ruben Gabriel is from Kaduna state like myself but it seems as if Kano Pillars are cashing in on that.
“They promised to pay when they get their allocation from the state Government.
“I understand they have collected the allocation because they have paid their players debts owed them but my money is still not been talked about.”
Adding to his previous statement, Emmanuel Babayaro said:
“The end of this month is the deadline and no going back on that.
“If my money is not paid, my lawyers will swing into action and I won’t hesistate to sue all parties invovled to FIFA,” he warned.
Five years ago, it would be recalled that Emmanuel Babayaro paid the sum of =N=100,000 (500 euros) for Reuben Gabriel after watching him play in State FA cup for M and G.
He later loaned him to Kaduna United for two seasons before another loan spell at Enyimba that didn’t work out well and the player spent another year with Kano Pillars on loan before being sold to Pillars by Emmanuel Babayaro with a 10 percent sell on clause which Kano pillars reneged on when the player moved to Kilmarnock claiming he moved as a free player.
There is conclusive evidence that the player was sold to an agent Tony Harris for 100,000 euros before his move to Scotland.
