Nigerian second-tier side Mighty Jets FC, from the city of Jos, have sacked 40 players from their 65-man squad for performing below the club’s expectations.
Struggling Jets, currently seventh in the 13-team Northern Conference of the Nigeria National League (NNL), have also snapped up a further 10 new players to increase competition and “separate wheat from chaff”.
“We had a big squad of 65 players, too crowded and unproductive, so we had to release 40 players,” the club’s sporting director Benedict Akwuegbu told BBC Sport.
“We only need 35 players for the season and some players were not even registered but training with the club. It was just too much.”
One of the affected players told BBC Sport that he was not given enough opportunity to prove himself.
