Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Gernot Rohr, has revealed
that goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will return to the national team once he
is fully fit...
In 2015, Enyeama who presently has been axed by his club in France,
Lille, announced his retirement from the national team, a day after he
was officially stripped of the captain’s armband for the Super Eagles.
He reportedly had an altercation with former Coach of the Super
Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, and took to his Instagram page to announce that
he is no longer available for national team duties and would henceforth
face his club career.
He wrote, “I have fought a good fight for more than 13years.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 13years 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.
But in a recent interview with Owngoalnigeria.com, Coach Rohr
revealed that once Enyeama returns to full fitness and also sort out the
issues of finding a new club, he is confident he will return to the
team.
“The true position is that I have a good relationship with
Enyeama and he has a problem with the federation (NFF) before I came on
board as coach. When I called him and he said there’s a problem with the
federation, I cannot come at the moment,” Rohr stated.
“When I call him again, he asked to take some leave for his
injury. I think the situation is a little bit different because some
players who don’t want to play for their national team can change their
mind.
“But unfortunately the injury of Vincent means he cannot come
for this game against Cameroon, not only that he also has to find
another club because his club bought two other goalkeepers.
“So he cannot play at the moment at his club, he must be fit
first and also find another club then hopefully he will be motivated to
come back to the national team.”
Nigeria will face Cameroon on the 1st of September, in the first
leg of World Cup Qualifiers in Uyo, while the second leg will hold on
the 4th of September in Yaounde.
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