Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike has shared a social media post to corroborate Sunday Olisehs assertion that pressure from Nigerian journalists made him retire from the national team, Soccernet.ng reports.
Emenike burst into the scene for Nigeria in 2010, making his debut for the Super Eagles in a friendly match against Sierra Leone. Then he scored his first Nigeria goal in an international friendly against Argentina in 2011.
However, the former Fenerbahce man had to wait until 2013 before he really made a mark for Nigeria. Emenike was superb for the Super Eagles in the run-up to their triumph at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He registered four goals and one assist in five games to push Nigeria to the final.
Unfortunately for Emenike, he did not play the final, but Sunday Mba turned up clutch to ensure the Super Eagles won their third title AFCON. Nonetheless, Emenike still won the Golden boot award.
However, just two years after his heroics with the national team, Emenike called time on his international career at the age of 28. There were reports that Sunday Oliseh, who just got appointed as Super Eagles coach at the time, forced him to retire. But Oliseh rebuffed the rumours, stating that it was Emenikes decision.
