I’m sorry, Enyeama begs Nigerians, holds meeting with NFF

Vincent Enyeama
Nigeria’s most capped footballer, Vincent Enyeama, on
Saturday, apologised to Nigerians for the controversy
surrounding his exit from the Super Eagles.
The goalkeeper, on Thursday, following a clash with the coach
of the national team, Sunday Oliseh, had announced on
Instagram that “I am out of the team. I am no more available for
international duties.”
Oliseh on Tuesday had stripped Enyeama of the captaincy of the
Super Eagles and handed it to CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed
Musa, forcing the Lille keeper to end his international career in
controversial circumstances.
The goalkeeper, on the social networking site, alleged insults to
his late mother as well as being thrown out of the national camp
by hotel security in Verviers, Belgium.
But the coach, while debunking the claims on Friday, expressed
sadness over Enyeama’s retirement from the national team,
which he said had turned many fans against him, following the
team’s 2-0 loss to Congo in a friendly on Thursday night.
Enyeama, on his Instagram account on Saturday, however,
expressed sombreness, saying he was “humiliated,” which led
him to quit the national team.
“Who would be happy after just burying your mother that carried
you nine months in the womb and suffered for you day and
night, jumping on a six-hour plane to represent your fatherland
only to be stripped of the captainship and humiliated at the first
meeting in front of everyone after serving the nation for 13
years?
“I have honoured about 99 per cent of the national team’s
invitations, no matter where the match is played. Anyway, my
decision to quit the national team is for the best interest of the
nation. I don’t want to be the reason that Nigerian football house
is divided.
“I want Nigeria to get back up to where it belongs. It’s a
professional decision made for the blessing of the nation. I am
very sorry for being the reason that all these things are
happening. God bless Nigeria,” he said.
Meanwhile, there were indications on Saturday that the Nigerian
Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, held talks with
Enyeama in Brussels, Germany, in a bid to convince the veteran
player into changing his mind about his sudden exit from the
Super Eagles.
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