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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