Former Nigeria defender, Taribo West, has
called for the return of goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to the Super Eagles.
The 33-year-old Lille keeper
retired from the national team following a disagreement with former
Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh.
Enyeama was during the week
ranked the sixth best goalkeeper in the world by football statistics body, CIES
Observatory.
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner was also
nominated for the Best Goalkeeper award in Ligue 1.
Taribo condemned the circumstances leading to
Enyeama’s retirement from the Eagles, saying the Nigeria Football
Federation should plead with him to return to the national team.
“Nigeria is a country where heroes are
not appreciated and it is painful,” the former Inter Milan player
told our correspondent during the week.
“Nigerians should beg Enyeama to return to
the Eagles and let him retire properly. He is the country’s most capped
football player. It is evident that he still has a lot to
offer the country.
“The Eagles currently lack that leader figure
among them and it is evident in the way they are playing. The young
players need to learn a lot from Enyeama. The awards and rankings he got
this week have shown that he still very good.
“Also, apart from Joseph Yobo, who is
planning a testimonial for himself with some corporate bodies, no
ex-international has been properly retired and they are all bitter towards the
system.
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