Ex-Nigerian internatioals, Dosu Joseph and Joe Erico, have commended former Super Eagles captian, Vincent Enyeama for ranking amongst the top ten best goalkeepers in Europe for the 2015/16 season by the Swiss-based CIES Football Observatory.
The Lille shot stopper, who hanged his international boot last September placed sixth on the list,
behind Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer, Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Kevin Trapp (PSG) and Claudio Bravo of (Barcelona).
The 33-year old is also in contention for this season's French Ligue 1 best goalkeeper award.
Behind the former Eagles keeper on the CIES Football Observatory list are Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris, Alphonse Areola (Villareal), Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) and Pepe Reina (Napoli).
Erico said despite Enyeama’s retirement from the Eagles after a fall-out with erstwhile coach Sunday Oliseh, he has been able to prove himself in Europe.
He said, "Vincent is still our own; he’s a fantastic keeper. Whether we like it or not, he will retire from the national team one day. So, what’s happening to him now is very good for him."
"We’ve always had good keepers in Nigeria right from time. We had some very good ones who didn’t get to his level but Vincent has distinguished himself. We have several right now who have not been discovered and I believe Vincent’s performances would serve as a boost for them in their careers."
Atlanta ’96 Olympic Games gold medallist Dosu Joseph said consistency has been Enyeama’s trademark. “Congrats to Vincent for this new feat; he’s been doing very well in the past 14 years. He’s been to five Africa Cup of Nations and was adjudged the best most times. He was also adjudged one of the best keepers at the first World Cup in Africa in 2010. He’s been in France for several years and he’s done very well there too.
"He was top keeper for Nigeria for 13 years. You can’t take that away from him, he can only get better. I doff my hat for him,” the ex-Julius Berger keeper said."
He added that Enyeama’s professionalism on the field of play placed him a notch higher than his fellow keepers.
"Vincent is calm, he organises his defence very well; he’s a keeper that wants to win everything. Anytime he concedes a goal, we see him nagging and shouting at his defenders. He’s always calm in goal, calculative and concentrates throughout the game. That gives him the edge over other keepers," Dosu added. Punch
Joe Erico; Dosu Joseph Commend Vincent Enyeama
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