They asked him for money to wear the Albania T-shirt, the AFL is suing Shefki Kuqi

The Albanian Football Federation has not chosen to ignore as it has done so far regarding the accusations of many footballers who wanted to wear the jersey of the representative team but who remained outside its doors and the accusation was related to corruption, as officials of the federation were accused of have asked for money to include them as part of the national team. Such abuse is said to have also been done with age representative teams, when it is known that the parents' love for their children to wear the red and black jersey is usually very great. The AFL reacted after Shefki Kuqi's accusations in December of last year. The former striker, originally from Kosovo, played during his career with teams such as Newcastle, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Blackburn or Ipswich. He was also active in Finland, Germany and Scotland. Kuqi wore the jersey of the Finnish national team 63 times, where he scored 7 goals. The 46-year-old declared that the AFL asked him for 100-200 thousand euros to wear the jersey of the red and black national team.

The position of the AFL

The position of the ALF is short but clear. She wants a trial with the one who made the accusations, and perhaps this case is the first step that the federation takes after many, many years to defend its image. Maybe this can be a way to close the "mouth" of all those who try to make public statements about this topic, but also others who have expressed before with insinuations that certain officials and managers have abused by asking for money against wearing the national jersey. "The FSHF has taken legal steps by suing the former football player Shefki Kuqi for defamation, who in a public statement on ATV television, during the show 'World's Favorite', stated that in the late 90s he was asked for money to get an Albanian passport and represented the Albanian National Team. The lawsuit of the ALF against Shefki Kuqi was accepted by the Basic Court in Pristina and was registered with number C. no. 119/22", the media in Kosovo write.

Red's stance

In a television appearance, during a sports show, Kuqi issued strong statements but it seems that he did not think through what he said, as long as the AFL did not remain silent but immediately took him to court. Kuqi said that he tried to play for Albania, but they asked him for money to get an Albanian passport. "I have that opportunity behind me. I felt a lot of arguments, even the fans what opinions they give, no traitor, not like that. It is very difficult to describe it to someone who has not experienced it. Before choosing Finland, I tried to go to Albania. It's like they gave me money to play in their national team. AFF has asked me for money. 100-200 thousand euros, we also offer the passport. It didn't make sense to me. I have heard of several other cases", he emphasized. We remember here that earlier there were also discussions about the Xhaka brothers that they had been asked for favors, or Sotir Nini who chose Greece over Albania where it was said that the door was slammed in Nini's face. Milaim Rama has also made accusations earlier, etc. But all remained within the framework of words.