The Nigeria Football Federation said on Friday that it had taken note of some media reports arising from a BBC documentary involving the Mr Salisu Yusuf.
“For now, the NFF has commenced a preliminary investigation into the matter to assist the Committee on Ethics and Fairplay,” NFF's Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, said.
BBC had posted a video showing the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles taking a bribe from men posing as football agents to two Nigerian players.
The footage was captured, in September 2017 by a Ghanaian journalist, Anas Aremeyew Anas and was broadcast by BBC Africa Eye.
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