between Coach Sunday Oliseh and captain Vincent Enyeama ahead of tomorrow’s
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.
Very reliable sources in camp informed Sports Vanguard that players who had been
loyal and training religiously under started sowing the apple seed of discord among
the players, a situation that Oliseh vowed he would not tolerate.
‘’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’’.
Sports Vanguard gathered that attempts by officials of the NFF to calm the nerves
of Oliseh and Enyeama did not yield any fruit as it appeared to escalate with
Enyeama allegedly boasting that he had more caps for the Eagles than Oliseh.
The altercations we learnt has dampened the high spirit of players in camp and
may affect the performance of the team against Congo in the friendly tomorrow.
The Eagles are also to play the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Sunday in a
double header friendly arranged by the NFF to prepare them ahead of the 2017
World Cup qualifiers.
Oliseh has since announced Ahmed Musa as captain of the Eagles in place of
Enyeama.
Meanwhile Super Eagles former captain Vincent Enyeama has said he was surprised and dismayed by the treatment melted on him by the team coach.
The player spoke with Colin Udoh of ESPN FC
“I was surprised,” Enyeama, who has 101 Nigeria caps to his name, told ESPN FC.
“So I stood up to explain my position and ask for an explanation, but the coach
asked me to sit down.
“I insisted on speaking because I felt that with the years of dedicated service I have
given to the country I deserve at least the respect of giving my own side. But he
told me that either the whole team would leave the room for me, or I would have to
leave the room for the whole team.”
“There has been a lot of incidents these last few months,” he said. “I don’t need it,
the team does not need it, so maybe the best thing might be to step aside in the
interest of the country so that the team can focus on football instead of
distractions.”
Enyeama arrived at the Nigeria camp on Tuesday, one day after Monday’s deadline,
after attending his mother’s funeral over the weekend in his home town.
According to reports, Oliseh was unhappy about his captain’s late arrival and
demoted him at a team meeting after dinner, naming CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed
Musa as the new captain.
In bold step, the NFF has released a statement on the official Twitter handle reversing the decision of the coach that the former captain be decamped.
Confirming that there was misunderstanding in the camp of the Super Eagles, the Nigerian Football Federation said 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”.
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