Former Super Eagles number one and captain, Vincent Enyeama said he lost the desire to follow the national team after he was forced to retire from the national team in 2015.
Enyeama who began his career spanning two decades with Ibom Stars is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers that have come out of Africa. He made his Super Eagles debut at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and captained the team to the 2010 and 2014 editions. He also captained the Super Eagles to winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, after winning bron in the 2004, 2006 and 2010 tournaments.
As the the Super Eagles continue to face goalkeeping problems after his exit, many fans have suggested to he be appointed a goalkeeper coach so he could mentor another shot stopper in his calibre, but Enyeama hinted that he has lost touch with Super Eagles after his spat with coach Sunday Oliseh made him quit the team with 101 caps.
“Sincerely, I’ve not been following Nigerian football right from the day I left and with due respect, I was really treated like shh..,” he told Ufuoma Osusu, Hotsports executive producer in an interview.
” I mean I was treated like a piece of used material, so I decided to put a block between me and the National Team and that went on for a long time. It’s now that I’m beginning to follow the goings-on from a distance.
“But I really put a stop to watching Nigerian football and the National Team because I was deeply hurt. It’s now I’m really becoming gradually at ease. I think I have made personal changes to move on and change chapters and pages to slowly reconcile myself with the system. To state the fact, I can’t really say much about the National Team and the goalkeeping and all of that because I am not watching them.”
He added that he was glad with his achievements in the sport.
“I feel accomplished. I feel very accomplished. It’s not easy to achieve the feat that I have achieved all these years. It’s not an easy feat. To God be the glory, I went through all these years, achieved the glories, achieved all the laurels, achieved everything that I’ve got and that makes me feel great.
“I had so many great moments in my career. The truth is that I can’t really specify or single out any particular one as special. But AFCON 2013 remains one of the best moments because we won that trophy and Enyimba 2003 and 2004 also paints a good memory in my career history because we emerged champions of the continent by winning the CAF Champions League twice. These are very memorable moments among other moments for me.”