Goal.com quotes the Eagles handler telling reporters on Wednesday September
2: “[Enyeama]
asked to be withdrawn from this game, for which reason I don’t know, I think
you have to ask him personally.
“The late
withdrawal has put me in a very tight situation because I must confess that the
task ahead of us is a very difficult one and I didn’t need this extra burden.
“We’re
practically starting this team from the scratch, it’s not very pleasant but
that’s life,” he said.
Meanwhile, 22-year-old CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa will take up the
armband being the vice-captain and he has already said he doesn’t feel the
pressure of leaving the national team.
Goal.com quotes him saying:
“I’m not under any pressure to lead the team because I have done that
against South Africa [in March 2015] and by the grace of God we’re going over
there for the three points”.
In goal, Carl Ikeme of Wolverhampton Wanderers is expected to replace the
101-capped Enyeama against the Taifa Stars.
He said:
“I’m just enjoying being
here to train with the boy and the coach.”
The Super Eagles are expected to train twice on Wednesday before jetting out
to Dar es Salaam on Thursday afternoon via a chartered flight. A 23-man squad
which includes 18 foreign-based and five home-based players were selected for
the match.
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