Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama, has claimed that he was never invited by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to appear before its disciplinary committee on Tuesday.
The NFF had reportedly summoned the first choice goalkeeper, to explain his comments about security in Kaduna, before the Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad.
Stephen Keshi appeared before the committee, but Enyeama failed to show up. But the Lille stopper has now told BBC Sports that he never got a letter to that effect.
“I respect my country and those in charge of our football, which is why I find the whole thing strange,” he said.
“As the captain, I only raised our concerns about the venue before our game, which didn’t go down well with the football authority.
“I was told to apologise for my comments, which I did immediately and they told me that’s fine.”
Enyeama, who won his 101st cap against the Chadians in Kaduna, also denied that he has refused to reply messages from the NFF seeking an explanation for his remarks.
“I only received a letter cautioning me about it [my comments] and to avoid a repeat of such,” he added.
“Personally, as it was resolved in-house I thought that was the end of the matter.
“But I only found out about a disciplinary hearing in the media but I didn’t get any letter to that effect.”
The Lille player could face a lengthy ban, if the NFF feels he broke its recent code of conduct signed by the players as well as his failure to attend Tuesday’s hearing.
Comentários