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Super Eagles media officer, Benjamin Alaya has refuted claims by Spartak Moscow of Russia striker, Emmanuel Emenike that he has been abandoned soon after the African Cup of Nations held in South Africa earlier this year.
Alaye denied claims by the player that no official of the NFF or the technical crew had call him to know the state of his health after copping a hamstring injury in the semi final match against Mali is South Africa.
"The problem is that Emenike changed his line without informing us. The coach and even myself have tried to contact him but we have not been able to reach him" Alaya said during a live radio interview in Lagos.
When asked why they did not take the option of reaching him through his Russian club, Alaya said:
"Emenike is first a Nigerian. Our first option is to first reach him through the phone line he gave us. But the way things are turning out now, we might need to look at the option of the club".
Emenike had last week through a website lashed out at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Super Eagles technical crew led by Stephen Keshi for abandoning him to his fate after helping the country to her first AFCON title in nineteen years.
The bullish striker had not played since the semi final match at the African Cup of Nations against Mali and he is set to miss out of this weekend's World Cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya.
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| SA 2013 Golden Ball Winner, Emmanuel Emenike |
Super Eagles media officer, Benjamin Alaya has refuted claims by Spartak Moscow of Russia striker, Emmanuel Emenike that he has been abandoned soon after the African Cup of Nations held in South Africa earlier this year.
Alaye denied claims by the player that no official of the NFF or the technical crew had call him to know the state of his health after copping a hamstring injury in the semi final match against Mali is South Africa.
"The problem is that Emenike changed his line without informing us. The coach and even myself have tried to contact him but we have not been able to reach him" Alaya said during a live radio interview in Lagos.
When asked why they did not take the option of reaching him through his Russian club, Alaya said:
"Emenike is first a Nigerian. Our first option is to first reach him through the phone line he gave us. But the way things are turning out now, we might need to look at the option of the club".
Emenike had last week through a website lashed out at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Super Eagles technical crew led by Stephen Keshi for abandoning him to his fate after helping the country to her first AFCON title in nineteen years.
The bullish striker had not played since the semi final match at the African Cup of Nations against Mali and he is set to miss out of this weekend's World Cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya.
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