Vincent Enyeama reveals reasons for early retirement from Super Eagles

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has finally opened up about his rumoured strained relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that led to his abrupt retirement.

The 41-year-old resigned from the country’s senior national team in October 2015 after reportedly falling out with some of the country’s top football officials.

During his 13-year international sojourn, the shotstopper helped the Super Eagles to a third-place finish in the 2004, 2006, and 2010 Afcon, and vice captained the team to 2013 success.

He has also participated in two World Cup appearances, the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

The Lille legend lamented that the Nigerian football governing body treated him like a “piece of used material,” stressing that he was deeply hurt by the treatment he received from the team.

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“Sincerely, I have not been following Nigerian football right from the day I left,” Enyeama said in an interview with HotSports.

“With due respect, I was treated like a piece of used material, so I put up a block between me and the national team.

“It is now that I am beginning to follow what is going on but I really put a stop to watching football or watching the national team. I was deeply hurt but now I am really at ease.

“I have moved, I’ve changed chapters, I’ve changed the page. This is it, I can’t really say much about the national team and the goalkeeping and all of that because I am not watching them.”