Super Eagles number one goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has revealed that he was trained by some of the best goalkeeping coaches, before the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off.
The stand-in skipper of the national team, has been in great form at the tournament, making some sensational saves to keep Nigeria going. He says he has gotten better, as a result of working with trainers from Barcelona, Israel and Turkey.
“I will give much credit to my coaches because I had coaches from Barcelona, Israel and Turkey they really helped me. We had one month training together before the commencement of the final build up for the Nations Cup,” he told SportingLife.
Enyeama also stated that he was not surprised for some of the criticisms the team received, after they started badly in the competition, because Nigerians are very attached to football.
“It is not a new thing to be criticized by Nigerians. I was criticized before coming to the Nations Cup but I thank God for where we are today. I am used to this because I have played for this country for 11 years and I can tell how we react to matches and results. When you make a mistake my people will come down hard on you pom, pom, pom,” he joked.
On Nigeria’s chances of winning the trophy for the first time since 1994, he said: “God is author and finisher of everything if He wishes us to win we will win, if not there is nothing we can do about it.”
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