Mba is Warri Wolves' player - NFF

.We paid N3.5m for him, says Wolves

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has ruled that Super Eagles striker, Sunday Mba belongs to Delta State club Warri Wolves and not contender Rangers International of Enugu.

NFF stated in a press release containing its findings on Wednesday that indeed Mba, a member of the victorious Super Eagles squad to the Nations Cup in South Africa, has 'has contractual obligations with Warri Wolves!'

The NFF revealed that in the light of this revelation, it would fix Sunday Mba's transfer fee should Wolves and Rangers fail to agree a fee for the player by Thursday.

NFF's revelation puts an end to the long wait for the rightful owner of the players' services following disagreements between the two clubs.

Meanwhile, the management of Wolves has revealed that it paid N3.5million to Rangers International of Enugu for the services of Super Eagles midfielder, Sunday Mba two years ago.

The club's media officer Moses Etu made this revelation on a radio programme monitored by our correspondent in Lagos on Tuesday.

According to Etu, the club is now in possession of the necessary documents to prove it paid for Mba and owns the player. These new documents will be in addition to the ones the club had earlier presented to show its ownership of Mba's services some weeks back.

The earlier documents included a contract signed by Mba with the Warri club and was dated December 20, 2011, Mba’s Players’ Registration Identity Card with Wolves and a letter showing the NPL League Management Committee’s confirmation of Mba’s status as Wolves’ player in reply to the club’s petition against Rangers International of Enugu on disagreement over the player on February 12.

A source close to the matter revealed that the owner of the player was Wolves, a fact that was quite clear to Rangers, he said. But the issue of Mba's worth in the event of a summer move abroad is what is keeping the coal city club hanging on.