Comment on Kaduna: Enyeama angry over Pinnick’s query, may dump Eagles soon

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, may end his national team career sooner than expected as he expressed his displeasure on the attitude of the Chairman, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, who gave him a query after questioning the suitability of the venue for Nigeria’s last Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Enyeama, who plays for French side Lille, suggested that Kaduna should not have been chosen to host Saturday’s match against Chad on security grounds.
The Super Eagles won the match 2-0. Enyeama skippered the side in his 101st appearance for his country – making him Nigeria’s most capped international.
The comments reportedly did not go down well with the new Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who said he would not attend the match until football federation chiefs stepped in.
Boko Haram Islamists, who believe football is a Western ploy to distract Muslims from their religion, have attacked cities in northern Nigeria, including in Kaduna State.
But the violence is largely concentrated in the North-East.
Enyeama, 32, later apologised but Nigeria Football Federation officials said they were looking at punishing him after manager Stephen Keshi criticised the remarks.
“What Vincent did was unacceptable and he cannot go unpunished for this,” added Nigeria’s former midfielder Garba Lawal, who is now general manager at Kaduna United FC.