Enyeama Not Ready for Eagles Return - Siasia

Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia has said he omitted former team captain Vincent Enyeama from his 42-man list to prosecute the double header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt because the Lille of France shot stopper was not ready to return to the national team.

Siasia disclosed this yesterday in Abuja while responding to questions from journalists immediately he released the list of players invited to camp ahead of the two matches on 25th and 29th March, 2016.

"I called Enyeama a couple of days ago when they made us to take over these two games [against Egypt] and I told him that I wanted him to come back, that I need him to be a part of this team.

"He told me about what happened to him [during the reign of Sunday Oliseh], how he was disgraced. He said he is sorry, he wanted to play but that he is not ready emotionally right now. I told him that he should let me know whenever he wants to play," Siasia said.

The coach noted that he had to let him be for now because he doesn't need a player who is emotionally broken in the team, adding that: "but I still keep the doors wide open for him if he decides to come back because we need guys like him for this game."

Enyeama decided to retire from the national team after being stripped of the captaincy band last October by the then Head coach Sunday Oliseh.

He however, said he was not in contact with West Ham United striker Emmanuel Emenike who also announced his retirement immediately Enyeama left the team.