By Felicia Morgan/hotmanpet.blogspot.com
Four players were last Friday
shown the exit door of the Golden Eaglets' camp in Abuja as Coach Emmanuel
Amuneke wielded the stick after repeated warning against poor performance and
conduct by his fledging players.
The players who got the marching
order were Kingsley Michael; Okonkwo Orji; Chibuzor Ibekwe and Paul Obasi; even
as he advised the rest to pull their weight since no undisciplined conduct
would be tolerated both on and off the field of play.
The coach said, "I really want to thank all of you for what you have done so far but the truth of the matter is that some of you are not doing enough and as a matter of fact, we won't also condone indiscipline on the part of anybody", the former African Footballer of the Year affirmed.
He said he was miffed with the conduct of some of the players following the team's relative success at the recently concluded WAFU B Tournament in Togo and categorically told the players that no
individual player is bigger than the team or the country.
"Without discipline, we can't
get to anywhere and achieve anything as such, we want you to remain focussed
and disciplined", Amuneke hinted.
The tough decision of the coaching
crew notwithstanding, both Obasi and Ibekwe were magnanimous in praising the
technical crew as well as praying for the overall success of the team in the
days ahead.
" I want to thank you so much
for the opportunity given to me", said Obasi who was invited from
Invisible Leopards of Badagry."
"As a human being, I'm not
happy but I know what you have done was in good faith and for the good of the
team; and I want to wish the team all the best in the future."
The four affected players in the
meantime have since left the Golden Eaglets in Abuja.
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