Former Super Eagles winger, Garba Lawal, has warned Vincent Enyeama, not to rescind his retirement from international football, insisting that he would regret the decision.
Lawal says suggesting that Enyeama will solve the Eagles’ goalkeeping problem, is like bringing back Austin Okocha and Uche Okechukwu because the team is facing midfield and defence crisis.
“I will not advice Enyeama to come back to the Super Eagles no matter the pressure from Nigerians and stakeholders. He has retired and should stay so.
“I know that he was forced into retirement because of the rift he had with Sunday Oliseh but he should stay away from the team. We should also respect his decision to retire instead of forcing him out of retirement.
“My fear is that people will blame it on his return should Eagles fail to pick the tickets. Although I don’t see him coming back, however I will advise him to just stay away,” he warned.
On his coming back to solve the goalkeeper crisis facing the team, Lawal said: “We all played the game and retired but we did not return even when our retirement created vacuums in the team. Don’t forget that Jay-Jay, Kanu, Ikpeba, Amokachi, Uche, Finidi and many others left long time ago but does it mean we should return because there is crisis in the team?
“It does not work that way and the way I see it is that this is the time for some people to capitalise on the opportunity and grab it. It is a challenge to the young goalkeepers to step in.
“I just want to urge the technical crew to give them confidence.
“Before Enyeama, there were other good goalkeepers but they did not bow to pressure to come back. We have to respect Enyeama’s decision. He will rubbish the reputation he built over the years by coming back because people are clamouring for his return,” Lawal said.
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