Nigeria captain Vincent
Enyeama has been
queried by the NFF for
speaking out against
the use of Kaduna as
host city for last
weekend’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifying game against Chad.
Enyeama won his 101st cap for Nigeria as
they won 2-0 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium.
Many newspapers have reported that the Lille
captain tore up the query letter in front of
officials while damning all consequences.
However, Demola Olajire, NFF head of media,
refused to address the issue when Goal
reached out to him.
Instead, Olajire claimed it was an
administrative issue which the media was not
supposed to be privy to.
The Punch had reported that Enyeama tore up
the letter asking him to explain the statement
he made to media ahead of the game about
security fears in Kaduna, a city that has
witnessed attacks from the terrorist Boko
Haram group in the past.
The NFF had moved to swiftly downplay the
statement by issuing a release which quoted
president Amaju Pinnick claiming that Kaduna
“has always been a perfect ground for all
National Teams and a city in love with
football.”
Olajire told Goal that Enyeama has sent in a
letter in response to the charges.
In the same vein, media reports also say
coach Stephen Keshi has been queried for
putting non-league player Gabriel Okechukwu
on the bench in Saturday’s game.
The Water FC of Abuja striker was handed the highly revered number 10 jersey.
