Enyeama, who moved to Lille during the summer transfer season, disagreed with the travel arrangements made by the Nigeria Football Federation thereby delaying the team’s departure from Abuja. Coach Samson Siasia reacted by dropping him to the bench in their 2-0 victory over the Barea and he returned to France ahead of the 3-1 loss to Argentina in their friendly match on Tuesday. “I apologise to coach Samson Siasia, my team-mates, the NFF and all the Nigerian fans of which I am one, who were all focused on the big game in Madagascar,” Enyeama said in a press release. “I will also try and apologise to the coach privately later in the week so that he knows my apology is sincere. “I certainly didn’t intend to distract the team. I’ve always known who the captain of the Super Eagles is. This was all a big distraction and I would like all of us to come together as a big family and move on. “I am a cheerful, easy going person and this incident should be left in the past where it belongs. I am now at peace and hope everyone can also move on.” The keeper further explained the genesis of the altercation that delayed the team’s flight to Antananarivo on Thursday. “The incident on the way to the Airport on Thursday for our game against Madagascar was unfortunate. It was not my intention to delay the team’s departure unnecessarily. I was just trying to communicate my concerns about our travel arrangements at the time and was completely misunderstood.” Siasia has worked at maintaining discipline among his star players after he suspended Peter Odemwingie for two games as a result of the player’s outburst on Twitter after quitting camp without permission.
