Vincent Enyeama retires from Super Eagles

One of Nigeria’s best goalkeepers, Vincent Enyeama has said that he is no longer a player with Nigeria’s senior football team, Super Eagles. Enyeama who took to his Instagram page,  ‘vinny 2908’, said he has served Nigeria his best while in the pitch and now, has retired from active play with Eagles to focus on his club career.

“I have fought a good fight for more than 13 years. 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 13 years 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 world wide. It’s been the most trying period of my life but I know that Nigerians are there for me and God is with me. God bless NIgeria,” he said.

Recall that the former Eagles captain was recently stripped of that title by the Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh and handed over to CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa, following an altercation between them.

Although Oliseh has said the rift between him and Enyeama has been sewn, he insisted that his decision of stripping the former Eagles captain was based on discipline. ‘’I want a captain who is disciplined. A leader who can motivate other players. A player who  comes to camp early. I want a young player not a retiring player as captain. And Ahmed Musa is that player. He is my captain.’’

“The fact that I would like to have somebody (as captain) who is thinking of playing now and not somebody who is preparing for retirement or thinking of life after-football. And I think it’s time we had peace and quiet around the Super Eagles. That is why I am glad that most of the players here are finding ways to work as a team because I get the feeling now that they are aware that they are representing 170 million people’’, Oliseh said on Brila.

Enyeama Condoled Over Mum’s Death

Aloysius Etok, the immediate past Senator for PDP-Akwa Ibom North West, condoled with the Super Eagles Captain, Vincent Enyeama over the reported death of his mother.

Etok on Saturday in Uyo said that it was his prayers to the goalkeeper was that he quickly got over the loss of his mother.

“I pray God to grant him and his family the fortitude to bear the loss. There was no way that he could have been a part of the team that engaged Tanzania, because he is emotionally down and we cannot say we did not miss him at the match.

“His absence has caused some increase in the blood pressures of some football-loving Nigerians.

“What we should, however, pray is that he overcomes it as soon as possible; there is no doubt many Nigerians want him back to fly the National colours and ensure that the Eagle qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.’’ Etok said.

Meanwhile, the Akwa Ibom State chapter of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), said the demise of Enyeama’s mother was a great loss to the family and the people of Akwa Ibom.

The Public Relations Officer of Akwa Ibom YSFON, Theophlus Yurika, told NAN that the Enyeama family would miss her motherly care.

“We were there when she and the husband celebrated the golden jubilee celebration of their marriage and she was then strong and lively.

“But since it has happened this way, we cannot question God, rather we pray God to grant her eternal rest”. (NAN)