The Nigeria coach has opened up on the incident that led to the goalkeeper’s untimely retirement from the national team on Thursday before their friendly defeat to Congo

Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has said Vincent Enyeama’s retirement from the national team is very sad, as he finally opened up on the incidents that have shaken the Super Eagles since Tuesday.

Enyeama, the country’s most capped player, announced his retirement via Instagram on Thursday after alleging insults to his mother as well as being thrown out of the national camp by hotel security in Verviers, Belgium.

However, coach Oliseh has debunked the claims, stating that he was surprised by the goalkeeper’s allegations on social media, something that has turned many fans against him as the team lost 2-0 to Congo DR in a friendly on Thursday night.

In an interview on Brila FM, Oliseh stated that the goalkeeper had insisted on airing his views during dinner after Tuesday’s training, despite the coach’s instruction to stand down and allow his observations be discussed at another time.

The goalkeeper was unhappy with the fact that he was overlooked as captain of the side in favour of Ahmed Musa during a routine meet and greet with the Nigerian ambassador to Belgium after their work out.


The coach said he told Enyeama to either remain quiet or excuse himself from dinner to enable him address the other players. Oliseh stated that a few of the senior players attempted to calm the goalkeeper before leading him away from the room.

He said he didn’t call security to take him out and was surprised to find out that Enyeama claimed on Instagram that he was thrown out by security and that his mother had been insulted.

“How can I insult your mother? Never did the issue of Vincent Enyeama’s mother come up, ” said Oliseh, while stating that Musa and John Obi Mikel came to his room to apologize on behalf of the goalkeeper and he had forgiven the Lille player.

The coach said that Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick mediated in the crisis and asked Enyeama to apologise to the coach but he didn’t.

Enyeama decided to leave camp on Thursday following the invitation of young goalkeeper Dele Alampasu as back up for the two goalkeepers in case of any injuries. Oliseh said there was joke about preparing goalkeeper coach Alloy Agu as back up in case the need arose.

"He said because I invited Alampasu, he’s going,” Oliseh said.

Enyeama then announced his retirement from the team after 13 years in a very emotional post on Instagram, stating that “it’s been the most trying period of my life”.

“It’s very sad,” Oliseh said about the goalkeeper’s retirement while hoping that the team gets back on its feet soon enough for Sunday’s friendly against Cameroon.

Despite the 2-0 defeat to Congo, Oliseh took positives from the performances of Mikel and debutant Alex Iwobi, while stating that the reason for the friendly matches is so that the team can have better understanding ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.


http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2015/10/09/16162762/enyeama-retirement-is-sad-oliseh-opens-up-on-crisis?ICID=HP_HN_1

We have heard so many things

Oliseh right or wrong

Enyeama right or wrong


i think a better approach to the whole issue would have been better

i mean "personel management"

whats your take guys on OLISEH explanation

oliseh...its ppl like u that deserve the poem "lie lie, pants on fire"

snowDiva:
oliseh...its ppl like u that deserve the poem "lie lie, pants on fire"

haba really?

oliseh shld be a liar. i remember he defended him when the issue of playing kaduna arise. so, whats he saying here, vincent isnt a small man na,

I knew NFF made a mistake by appointing this guy, why on earth would you quarrel with your captain and hold a whole country on ransom by losing against DR Congo. I'm sure Enyeama would be having his last laugh now.
This isn't the end of this cos I'm sure other players will still talk and we should be able to deduce the truth from other players.

Something tells me that Oliseh is not saying the truth. He is too emotional and arrogant.

Izdatso
He's even looking sad.


Well, that's none of my fvcking business

Enough is Enough....I don't want to see any thread regarding this issue on FP again.

Cc
Seun
Lalasticlala

OK.

okay. Let the blame game start.

system.out.printin(bye bye);




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thick-headed , unthinking,,, is there Other means to Qualify Oliseh ?

As people grow, ego tends to collide. After the dust had settled Oliseh is coming to a realization, instead of going on print, why not go to Eyeama and have a good talk as men.

Both d coach and the former captain are suffering from a chronic disease called "pride"



Dont Quote me anywhere

Oliseh what havr you done

Idiooooooot

Please somebody should tell that bastard of a coach to keep quiet.

ur dey cause.....
hmmmmmm

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Indeed its very sad how the whole debacle played out, but that said, you remain the teams Coach and the number 1 man in charge of the national team.

Enyeama is not bigger than the team. He may be a senior team member and may have put in some outstanding work over his time with the team all of which we are grateful for, but at this point, the team has got to move on.

I guess its time to find a new shot stopper for the National team.

I wish you luck in your career as the Head Team Manager of the National Team and pray your tenure brings us success.

Nuff with this Enyeama distractions, back to business.

God Bless us all.

Two different stories now, which one do we believe??

better

24th to commetos

Oliseh just lied. How can you ask your captain to keep quiet or be excused from the dinner? And he is implying that Enyeama wasnt embarrased by that statement.

Oliseh will dig his own grave. Watch it.

This even calls to mind the saying that whatsoever you sow, you shall reap. The mafia you once birthed will be resurrected in our Eagles to haunt you. This is the beginning.

If you are expecting any milestone achievement in Super Eagles with Oliseh incharge, you are on a loooooooonnnnnnnng thinnnnnnnnnnnng

Come on Oliseh......... Of course, you will label Enyeama "a liar" BUT THE TRUTH REMAINS THIS................

You did not do the right thing. You did not heed to courtesy and "common sense" which demanded that you communicated ur new captaincy plans to Enyeama in "private".

Enyeama, bound to be remembered by HISTORY as Nigeria's greatest ever goalie and Africa's finest between 2003-2015, finding out in "public" was wrong.

Had "this" been done, we won't have this CHAOS.

Now Nigeria is divided..... Oliseh and Enyeama camps are springing up everywhere......

No matter how all these happenings turn out................. History will always ask this, "WHY DIDN'T OLISEH MEET WITH ENYEAMA IN PRIVATE, AWAY FROM OTHERS' EYES AND EARS, AND COMMUNICATED HIS NEW PLANS? WHY DIDN'T HE GIVE ENYEAMA THIS RESPECT?"

Believe me, things would have turned out "differently" on a positive scale.



Take it or leave it but HISTORY WILL ALWAYS POINT THIS OUT.....

Thank god Naija lost the match ... Naija are always doomed to loose

guy , you fall our hand

Lies. That's not enough reason for him to leave.


Lies everywhere.