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.

Issa Hayatou named FIFA Acting President

CAF president Issa Hayatou

Issa Hayatou will serve as acting president of Fifa, the world governing body has announced.

Fifa said on Thursday morning that Sepp Blatter had been relieved of his duties and that Issa Hayatou, the head of African football from Cameroon, would be acting president.

The Fifa statement said, “Today, in accordance with Fifa’s code of ethics, Joseph S. Blatter was relieved of all his duties as Fifa president following the decision to provisionally ban him from all football activities on a national and international level.

“Joseph S. Blatter, for the duration of the 90-day ban, is not allowed to represent Fifa in any capacity, act on the organisation’s behalf, or communicate to media or other stakeholders as a Fifa representative.

“Issa Hayatou, as the longest-serving vice-president on Fifa’s executive committee, will serve as acting president of Fifa.”

Blatter is disappointed that Fifa‘s ethics committee did not speak with him before provisionally suspending him, lawyers for the world soccer body‘s president said on Thursday.

“President Blatter was disappointed that the Ethics Committee did not follow the Code of Ethics and Disciplinary Code, both of which provide for an opportunity to be heard,” Blatter‘s lawyers said in an emailed statement.

“Further, the Ethics Committee based its decision on a misunderstanding of the actions of the Attorney General in Switzerland, which has opened an investigation but brought no charge against the President.”

Blatter’s lawyers said he was looking forward to presenting evidence that will prove he did not engage in any misconduct.

NFF reverts Oliseh’s decision, insists Enyeama must stay

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed that there was misunderstanding in the camp of the Super Eagles but it has been resolved.

“It’s true that there was a little misunderstanding in the camp of @NGSuperEagles, but the matter has been resolved. Enyeama remains in camp,” reads a tweet from the official handle of the NFF.

The Super Eagles camp in Belgium was torn into shreds following squabbles between Coach Sunday Oliseh and captain Vincent Enyeama ahead of Thursday friendly against Congo.

The arrival of Lille goalkeeper and captain of the Eagles in Belgium which ordinarily should bring cheers to the camp instead, turned the camp into a war zone following allegations of anti-camp activities against the captain.

”Things are no longer at ease in camp. There was an open shouting match between the coach and Enyeama”, our source said on our hotline last night.

The source claimed that Sunday Oliseh was so furious that he threatened to work out of the Eagles camp if Enyeama does not leave camp.

”Oliseh still insists Vincent Enyeama should be decamped or he will work out of camp”.

Nigeria’s Dream Team beat Congo to win bronze

Nigeria’s U23 football team, Dream Team VI, have finished as bronze medal winners in the men’s football event of the ongoing All Africa Games in Congo.

The Coach Samson Siasia-tutored side had set their eyes on winning gold at the African games but failed in their bid after a shock 3-1 loss to Burkina Faso in the semi-finals.

The Nigerian team battled host, Congo, for the consolatory bronze medal, a mission in which they succeeded in doing on Thursday but after a gruelling clash.

The Dream Team VI and their Congolese counterparts played out a goalless draw in regulation time but the Nigerian players held their nerves in the ensuing penalty kicks which they won 5-3 to win the bronze medal.

Daniel Etor, Atanda Ololade, Kingsley Sokari, Erhun Obabor and Christian Pyagbara were the penalty takers for Nigeria and they all scored their goals.

Already Coach Samson Siasia has apologised to Nigerians for not getting the gold they promised to get at this African Games.
Next stop for the Dream Team VI is the U23 African championships billed for Senegal.

The tournament will serve as the qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Olympics football event.

Three tickets is up for grabs in Senegal.