Many have tipped Nigeria as favourites as the Super Eagles gear up for the highly anticipated African Cup of Nations scheduled to kick off on January 13.
Despite the flurry of talents at the disposal of coach Jose Peseiro, the goalkeeping department has been an area of concern for football-loving fans of Nigeria.
Goalkeeping blunder caused the three-time African champions at the last edition of the AFCON in Cameroon as Tunisia edged Austin Eguavoen’s side in the last 16 stage.
Another goalkeeping error caused Nigeria the World Cup ticket during the 2022 FIFA World Cup double-header qualifiers against Ghana.
However, the issue of goalkeeping was the least of Nigeria’s problems when the goalpost was being manned by the legendary Vincent Enyeama.
Enyeama, 41, made three FIFA World Cup appearances in 2002, 2010 and in 2014.
A recent video shared on social media courtesy of @OgaNlaMedia shows a compilation of all the former Lille goalkeeper’s remarkable saves at the Mundial.
Enyeama in his three World Cup appearances pulled off decent saves from world-class players like Lionel Messi, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Paul Pogba, Angel Di Maria, Karim Benzema among others.
The video has drawn praise from fans who have taken to X to shower encomiums on the ex-Enyimba goalie.
Check out some comments from fans below:
_@lolade_y: Watched all the games except vs England ???????????????????????????? 2002. Those are incredible saves, Messi was almost crying in South Africa 2010.
_@shina_biodun: Omo see proper GK That 2010 performance vs Messi was fire.????Legend.❤️
_@OlaOlalekan8: This is real gollie Not all this if he easy make oyinbo man sign you
_@nobeelahmalfoy: He legit frustrated Lionel Messi with those saves
_@EeshaMoore: Where do we get it wrong with goalie talents?
_@tatoni_ngr: He is unarguably the best Nigerian goalkeeper!
_@AyoAdamss: We miss you Vincent ????
Enyeama won 101 caps for Nigeria from 2002 to 2015.
Source: www.mynigeria.com
