Vincent Enyeama
There
was drama inside the Super Eagles camp late on Tuesday, when coach
Sunday Oliseh ordered captain Vincent Enyeama out of camp in Belgium but
the France-based goalkeeper was persuaded to remain with the team by
the Nigeria Football Federation officials.
Enyeama joined his national teammates in
Belgium ahead of the two friendly games against Congo and Cameroon on
Thursday and Sunday respectively but Oliseh was angry over the keeper’s
late arrival to camp.
The
Lille keeper arrived camp after Monday’s deadline, having been
reportedly permitted to report late following Saturday’s burial of his
mother in AkwaIbom.
But an angry Oliseh ordered Enyeama, who
has 101 caps for Nigeria, out despite pleas from the keeper, who rose
to apologise for coming late and wanted to give his reasons.
Oliseh reportedly told Enyeama to shut
up but the Eagles captain didn’t comply, which made the coach call on
security operatives to get the keeper out of Hotel Verviers, the camp
site of the Eagles.
Oliseh then named CSKA Moscow forward, Ahmed Musa, the Eagles captain for the friendly matches.
But officials of the NFF waded into the matter and persuaded Enyeama to remain in camp.
“It’s true that there was a little
misunderstanding in the camp of @NGSuperEagles, but the matter has been
resolved. Enyeama remains in camp,” the NFF said on Twitter.
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