Enyeama retires from international football
Nigeria’s Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has retired from international football after falling out with Coach Sunday Oliseh at the Eagles camp in Belgium.
The Eagles’ goalie announced his retirement on his Instagram page.
He said, “I have fought a good fight for more than 13years.I have finished my course. I have kept the faith and sang the anthem with passion.
“Henceforth, there is laid for me a crown which only GOD can reward me for my 13years of national services.God bless NIGERIA.
“Henceforth, I am no more the captain of the Nigerian senior football team. I am no more the goalie of the team. I am out of the team.
“I am no more available for international duties. I want to say thank you to every Nigerian fan and supporter worldwide.
“It’s been the most trying period of my life but I know that Nigerian are there (sic) for me and God is with me.”
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Goodluck in all your future endeavours in Football and beyond. I pray that some day, you will be Nigerian Super Eagles Coach. Your dedication is par Excellent. You have all the reasons to smile. Wish the National teams (Senior or Junior) luck. You have remained the best pairs of hand between the goal post for the Super Eagles in a long Short.
Cheers.
Mr Sunday Oliseh, be guided in your thoughts and deeds. You are the National team Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, you were once the Captain of the Super Eagles. Have a reflection and do the needful.
GREAT MAN. THAT IS GOOD DECISION YOU HAVE TAKEN. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVOUR..
Now Sunday Oliseh and NFF Chairman, Pinnick should be the goalie of the Super Eagles. Oliseh should pray to his stars that Nigeria qualify for the Nations Cup. If we don’t qualiy, he, Oliseh and Pinnick should kiss their jobs good bye.
It is most unfortunate that you were treated this way while still mourning for your mother. Oliseh action against you does not and will not diminish your status and accomplishments for the Nigerian team and the nation at large. We love you and owes you a world of gratitude, and your selfless service and sacrifice shall not be in vain. NIGERIAN FANS ALL OVER WORLD LOVES YOU FERVENTLY, AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT FACT!
I understand that a couch can select a captain that he feels can work with him. I know that Ahmed Musa is a good material for a captain given his years of service and personal pedigree. But I also know that there is no moral compass in appointing a captain in order to slight and disgrace the substantive captain of the team. What Oliseh has done is not in the best interest of Nigeria. He should rather have told Enyeama they don’t need his services anymore. This is better than saying it through his actions. This is unfortunate. I appeal to Nigerians to cross their legs and critically watch from the sidelines as events unfold in Super Eagles camp.
It is sad that you have to retire in this way. I should have hope for you to resolve your differences with Oliseh, however I commend and express my thanks and gratitude to you Enyeama for your selfless and meritorous services to our great nation Nigeria. I salute you and wish you well in your future endeavours. BRAVO. God bless Nigeria
Even if Enyeama showed up seven days late, to the camp- STILL in a state of mourning- OLISEH NEEDED to HAVE AND SHOW COMPASSION ON A FELLOW RECENTLY BEREAVED COMPATRIOT: so long the NFA permitted him to attend to his mother’s burial prior to Vincent’s lateness to the camp.
It was still for a legitimate reason? Enyeama did not go to launder Enyeama’s illegl Ngerian oil bloc [proceeds] dollars into a British/Swiss Bank Account?
Vincent may have been late, but that was premised on his mother’s DEATH substantively, therefore, a justification so to do, and how could Oliseh get that ALL WRONG? It would still be to Oliseh’s intergrity if Vincent is benched to the sidelines as a bereaved team member cheering from the bench; Oliseh’s remarks of,” you said you wanted to retire, I don’t want a retiring Captain”, appears naively timid, unprofessional, vindictive and different from ” begin to search for my replacement because I am going to be retiring soon” which seems to be what we read Vincent say in the papers ?
Bereaved Vincent’s lateness appears not to be a habitual one of irresponsibility; and Oliseh should have known better: for what and when COMPASSIONATE CONSIDERATIONS ARE [ CALLED FOR in dealing with team management and significantly, his players and fellow human beings including enemies] applicable in ALL human endeavours and relationships towards the appreciation of TIME to exercise a superior judgement that would be less disruptive to the team’s progress and successes; thereby eschewing potential de-optimization of productivity, crisis, failure, acrimony and tension in [the National Team] the SUPER EAGLES where every Nigerian’s stake is equal and nobody is GREATER than the TEAM?
We all including Oliseh may have had deaths in our families and we are still rationalizing the COMMON SENSE motive for the coach’s incipient impudence and embarrassment of his Captain leading to the escalation of a little team issue into a major security concern and involvement [NA WAAOOHH for you sef Oliseh ! ] in a supposedly team environment/ work?
We don’t understand how [a Nigerian born] Oliseh could be so comatose, insensitive and totally numb to Vincent’s very recent bereavement, ” na waa ooh! i get as ebee oo!?
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