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By Amaechi Agbo

Agent of Super Eagles goalkeeper, Daniel Akpayi, Mohammed Lawal has disclosed that unprofessional conduct and show of arrogance are some of the reasons Nigeria players do not succeed in the South Africa League Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report.

Mr Lawal who stated this in an online interview, pointed out that attitudinal problems lack of professional ability among other shortcomings are reasons Nigerian players are very few in the South African League.

South Africa based Nigerian Super Agent Mohammed Lawal stated this in a chat with Journalists on Sports WhatsApp group Nigeria Sports Mouthpiece, NSM on Friday.

Mr Lawal revealed that despite the abundant talented players in the country, only two Nigerian players are registered in the elite league in South Africa at the moment despite the fact that majority come for trials and excel.

Mohammed Lawal who manages over 30 African players including Super Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi said most Nigerian players get carried away with the social and flamboyant life in South Africa and thereafter fail to get their primary assignment executed.

According to him, “When you look around, you find Nigerian players in almost all the Leagues in the world, but it’s not so in South Africa, in the whole of the PSL, there are just two players registered as Nigerians, despite the fact the the PSL pays more than some clubs in Norway, Sweden, Poland and Many other European countries that Nigerian players go to.”

He said attitude is the main problem why there are few Nigerians in the PSL, that is the South Africa professional football league.

“The social life in South Africa is on another level, it’s easy to lose concentration here because there are so many things that can make a man lose his head so most of the players when they come, get lost in the sea.

He explained further that Nigerians do well when they come for trials but arrogance and lack of concentration also affect their career in the South African League.