Osaze blasts Keshi & NFF
West Brom striker Osaze Odemwingie who
has been left out of Nigeria’s team to the 2013 Africa Nations Cup has
reacted angrily to his exclusion lashing out at Super Eagles coach
Stephen Keshi and the Nigeria Football Federation. The Nigerian spent
time on Sunday on social network Twitter giving his own story and attacking anyone perceived to have played a role in his being cut from the team.
Odemwingie, Obafemi Martins and Taye
Taiwo were some of the significant names left out of the 32-man squad
listed for the final camping in Faro, Portugal.
The Nigerian striker expressed disgust
at having to learn of his non-inclusion through the media, insisting it
showed lack of professionalism. He maintained that Keshi lied on the
reasons given for his exclusion and fingered what he described as other
reasons outside the game of football.
“Keshi has no footballing reasons not to
invite me but is not saying the truth. He is still in my plans he said
haha coach u no dey my plans.
“On my non-inclusion to the Eagles list I
am not surprised. Not surprised Keshi and NFF couldn’t tell me
themselves. No personality!
“We talk through press hahaha how come I
am the only stubborn one but no ex-Eagles player was sent off from the
team with respect? This is all a comedy and our poor fans are being fed
with lies while they cutting the cake for themselves.”
“NFF spokesman told MTN he is arrogant? I
am arrogant? Why did country’s president threaten to close down our
federation for two years?”
“Nff member just called me. Of cos got insulted. I told him I sang national anthem for ten years to be treated like this.”
In one of the several tweets Osaze
complained that the national team has not had “a real captain” for many
years and suggesting that it had effect on the team.
He said, “This might sound disrespectful but Eagles had no good captain for many years. Everyone looking only after himself.”
Osaze did not limit his outbursts to Keshi as he also dared any other challenger.
He said, “To some who wanna put mouth
here please act like men. When two men talk 3rd has nothing to do. So
Ikpebas and the rest talk to me face2face.”
The Eagles striker who has had several
clashes over the years with different national coaches went down the
memory lane as he explained all that transpired between him and a former
Eagles coach Samson Siasia and Lars Lagerback. He alleged that Siasia
dropped him because he did not endorse him for the Eagles top job.
He wrote, “Cos after we got Olympic silver I didn’t say Siasia is ready for Eagles he waited till he gets the job to axe me?
“Me and Apam begged him to take (Sani)
Kaita in the Olympic team. He told us he wants to play Efe Ambrose there
who is a centre back? Good plan. The only reason me and Siasia fell out
was over kits that were not enough ‘cos they were on sale as the
Olympics were on going. Shame!
“WBA needed me back for an important game and Siasia refused to let me miss a midweek friendly game?
“Why didn’t Lagerback continue with Super Eagles after World Cup? Chop and run was his plan and they knew it.”
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