Enyeama apologizes to Nigerians, holds meeting with NFF

Firstclass newsline gathered that 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.
Firstclassnewsline.net