Enyeama was issued a query by the Football Federation after the comment. He was also summoned to the disciplinary committee which he failed to appear, followed by speculations he might not be invited to play for the Eagles again.
However, Chairman of the disciplinary committee, Chris Green said the Federation has decided to pardon Enyeama and they will make it a family issue.
Speaking on a recent television programme, Oliseh who is a former captain of the Super Eagles supported Enyeama and quickly added that, he can be guided to avoid negative effects on the team.
“When Enyeama made that statement, he was and is still the Team’s captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria”
“You cannot forbid the captain from speaking out; it becomes autocratic if you do that and I would not want to do that as a coach; but at the same time we can also caution Enyeama and say we don’t want such kinds of utterances because it may bring about a negative effect” he added.
Explaining further, Oliseh reiterated that Enyeama spoke on behalf of the team and should not be stopped from speaking out because he is the captain.
“I however think he might be speaking out because of what he has discussed with his teammates, and I don’t think we should stop someone from speaking out when he is the captain.”
“I will speak to the captain and we will look at the way forward because I still view him as one of the best goalkeepers we have” he concluded.
Enyeama has been displeased that his name is being dragged through the mud by the Nigeria Football Federation over the comments he made.
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