Former Team Manager and goalkeeping coach of Dutch topflight league side Willem II, Frank Brugel is unconvinced that former Willem II and Sierra Leone International Ibrahim ‘Obreh’ Kargbo is guilty of the recent match-fixing allegation levied against him.
The FK Baku midfielder, Ibrahim ‘Obreh’ Kargbo continues to deny the said allegation which was said to have occurred during the 2009/2010 league season saying that he always had a clean slate and did his best for the club.
However, Brugel who was Kargbo’s Team Manager by then (during the 2009/2010 league season) always knew the player as a 'tough guy' who always gave 100 percent for the team.
The FK Baku midfielder, Ibrahim ‘Obreh’ Kargbo continues to deny the said allegation which was said to have occurred during the 2009/2010 league season saying that he always had a clean slate and did his best for the club.
However, Brugel who was Kargbo’s Team Manager by then (during the 2009/2010 league season) always knew the player as a 'tough guy' who always gave 100 percent for the team.
“He was someone who commands respect in the locker room, on the field and a real leader. Off the field; he is always working for his family,'' Brugel told Dutch website, ad.nl.
He added: “He was very social with a heart for the club, his team and his family. During his spell with us he conducted several charity matches for the people of Sierra Leone for whom Ibrahim felt responsible. I cannot remember him been tricky or sneaky, there were sometimes problems, but those were football technical issue and he could sometimes be a man that suddenly let go.”
The former Sierra Leone national team skipper who during his spell in Holland won the Football for Peace award- because of his contribution toward the disadvantaged people in Sierra Leone said: “I just want to say it never happened in my entire career, I have the same problem in Sierra Leone. It is never true. I've always had a clean slate and did my best."
He added: “He was very social with a heart for the club, his team and his family. During his spell with us he conducted several charity matches for the people of Sierra Leone for whom Ibrahim felt responsible. I cannot remember him been tricky or sneaky, there were sometimes problems, but those were football technical issue and he could sometimes be a man that suddenly let go.”
The former Sierra Leone national team skipper who during his spell in Holland won the Football for Peace award- because of his contribution toward the disadvantaged people in Sierra Leone said: “I just want to say it never happened in my entire career, I have the same problem in Sierra Leone. It is never true. I've always had a clean slate and did my best."
By: Sahr Morris Jr.
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