First vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwumi, has taken a swipe at Emmanuel Emenike, after he criticized the football house, for “insulting” Joseph Yobo by fixing a Super Eagles game on the same day as his testimonial match.
Nigeria take on Mali on May 27 in France, while Yobo’s testimonial match holds on the same day at the Adokiye Amesiemaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.
Akinwumi lashed out at Emenike, stating that the West Ham player spoke out of turn. He also explained that the clash of dates would have been avoided, if the testimonial was in conjunction with the NFF.
“These players go on the air and just spit sometimes,” Akinwumi said.
“I think Emenike does not have the facts for sure and he should have asked for the facts before he went on the air.
“Yobo has been a fantastic performer for Nigeria and the way these things work anywhere in the world is that that testimonial should be done by him alongside the NFF and there wouldn’t have been any conflicts.
“For example, I only got the letter sometime in April and whether it got to the NFF, I’m not sure.
“This is a Fifa-free window and most teams outside the Premier League have concluded their plans and he (Yobo) could have fixed another date,” he argued.
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