African Nations Cup: Obafemi Martins & Razak Omotoyossi Make $25,000 Bet Over Nigeria-Benin Match
A cash prize will be at stake between the two rivals and good friends,

There is $25, 000 at stake in the African Nations Cup group clash between Nigeria and Benin Republic, after strikers Obafemi Martins and Razak Omotoyossi took a bet over the outcome. According to Omotoyossi, the bet was made between both players soon after the draws were made.

"He is one of my best friends and he is someone I love and respect," Omotoyossi said in an interview with Nigerian newspaper The Nations. "We discuss all the time and as soon as we were grouped together he called me and said 'look we are going to win this time'.

"I said 'we (Benin Republic) are going to win. Then he said 'okay if Benin win, then you (Omotoyossi) will get twenty five thousand dollars' and I said no problem and that if Nigeria win I will give him twenty five thousand dollars and we sealed it there. It’s a deal. I don’t know how it got to journalists but the deal is sealed. He is my best friend so he cannot run away."

Omotoyossi is of Nigerian parentage but represents Benin Republic, and will be leading the Squirrels' attack later today.


from http://www.goal.com/en/news/815/african-nations-cup/2010/01/16/1747622/african-nations-cup-obafemi-martins-razak-omotoyossi-make

I'm 100% sure dat d eagles are goin 2 make it 2 d finals. Who 1 belt

Someone is going to smile to the bank after today.

erm I thought professional players are barred from betting or that applies to EPL only

So Martins is 25,000 USD richer? Smart guy!!

razak money don done,i won #2000 2day too.

freecocoa:

razak money don done,i won #2000 2day too.

Smart Girl. . . . . . oya wey my share?

i for don win 500k if to say that yeye yabutu score 2 goals for us, well 100k no bad

@ semi,make we bet our next match or any match u want,wen i win i go give u something.

Martins don hammer O!

Emmalenco:

I'm 100% sure dat d eagles are goin 2 make it 2 d finals. Who 1 belt

Una don come again
With that labored display over Benin, your faith don reawaken
Keep on dreaming

ochukoccna:

Martins don hammer O!
Una don come again
With that labored display over Benin, your faith don reawaken
Keep on dreaming

hammer ke?na pocket money b dat.

who is betting with me for the Nigeria vs Mozambique match
$25,000
no chickens pls!!!