Super Eagles will make Nigerians proud; they only need more time- Vincent Enyeama

Babalola Tomiwa

Super Eagles and Lille goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has expressed optimism that the nation's senior national team will make the country proud if given enough time regardless of their recent 1-0 defeat to Uganda on Wednesday.

Enyeama, who who joined the league of centurion in the senior national team said that the Wednesday's defeat in the hands of the Ugandan will be in his memories forever because the his 100th appearance for the Eagles was in his home state, and with a defeat.

"This is a team that almost put Ghana out of Nations Cup. This is a team that played against us that just had 45 minutes training session. Its not going to be easy," Enyeama told media.

"I didn't recognise most of the players I was playing against. We need time. I will always be ready to play as long as my oga (coaches) continues to invite me. Really, there is going to be a time to call it off.

"First of all, I'm so grateful to the reception the coach gave me for the 100th official game. It is always disappointing to lose but what can we do, but the good thing is that it is a training game.

"I mean there is no other better avenue or no better way that makes it more beautiful than. When you put it on the wall that you played your 100 international cap. I love this game.  It such an amazing story on compact discs (100 caps) when I watch it with my kids - the funny thing is that I lost. I'm grateful to you guys (media).

The 32-year-old blamed the defeat on insufficient preparation, lack of cohesion, flight fatigue as well as limited playing time together urging Nigerians to allow the team to mature together.

"Though prestige and pride at stake, but its only a training game. You don't pick anything from training game only to make the team to together.

"80-90 percent of the team are people just getting their first cap. You could see a lot of situations in the pitch that seem we lost ideas and with one training session, six to eight hours flight.

"I still remember before we won the Nations Cup that nobody gave us the chance. I think i'm one of those people who believe Nigeria will win and I said I would dance naked, I didn't do because my wife and pastor didn't want me to do it.

"So it going to be a lot of chiseling, you going to plaster, cut off places.  That the problem, we are always building. When he has 27 players and he is going to pick 11 from one training session," he concluded. goal