Super Eagles players have thrown their weight behind their colleague Sani Kaita, after the midfielder’s expulsion in the team’s last game with Greece put the country’s opportunitys of advancing beyond the group stages of the World Cup in doubt.
Nigerian captain, Joseph Yobo described Kaita as a hard working player who made a big mistake on the day. According to him, the player should not be crucified as the young footballer will definitely learn from mistakes like this.“He’s been a solid performer for this team in current years. It was a mistake, an expensive one but we only have to fight now for what is left to salvage here, Yobo said.”
Speaking in the same vein, the Eagle’s first choice goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who once again emerged as the man of the match, said: “Kaita is still a reliable player and should not be left to suffer from this.
“Stuff like that happen sometimes. If you saw him in training and watched him in the World Cup you would see why I still think he should be forgiven, ” the keeper said.
Nigeria’s Kalu Uche, who got the Eagles solitary goal also added his voice to the calls for leniency for the now highly disliked Kaita “We all felt let down on the pitch but once we walked off it, he was in our thoughts.
“No one is blaming him for anything,” The midfielder said, He( Kaita) has been a magnificent player for his country and his die hard performances have earned us success in the past. He will return a better man. ”
Kaita remorseful
Kaita, the man at the center of the storm broke down in tears as he apologised to the nation after his red card against Greece saw Nigeria losing 2-1 on Thursday at the World Cup.
Nigeria, who like Greece had lost their opening match in South Africa,
had taken an early lead after Kalu Uche’s free-kick from a wide area eluded everybody. The Super Eagles had a firm grip on the game until Kaita foolishly kicked out at Vasileios Torosidis after both players briefly tangled as they tried to win the ball.The sending off of Kaita changed the game as Greece came back from a goal down to win 2-1.
A clearly devastated Kaita was overcome with emotion when he briefly met the media after the game. He said, “I just want to say sorry to all the fans. I feel as if I have let millions of people down.“I should not have done that, act silly at that point or get carried away easily. The other players were left to bear the cost of my stupid mistake on the pitch. They have supported me so far, but all I can offer now is a heartfelt and sincere apology to the country,” the player said before being led away sympathetically by teammate Obinna Nsofor.
Nigerian captain, Joseph Yobo described Kaita as a hard working player who made a big mistake on the day. According to him, the player should not be crucified as the young footballer will definitely learn from mistakes like this.“He’s been a solid performer for this team in current years. It was a mistake, an expensive one but we only have to fight now for what is left to salvage here, Yobo said.”
Speaking in the same vein, the Eagle’s first choice goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who once again emerged as the man of the match, said: “Kaita is still a reliable player and should not be left to suffer from this.
“Stuff like that happen sometimes. If you saw him in training and watched him in the World Cup you would see why I still think he should be forgiven, ” the keeper said.
Nigeria’s Kalu Uche, who got the Eagles solitary goal also added his voice to the calls for leniency for the now highly disliked Kaita “We all felt let down on the pitch but once we walked off it, he was in our thoughts.
“No one is blaming him for anything,” The midfielder said, He( Kaita) has been a magnificent player for his country and his die hard performances have earned us success in the past. He will return a better man. ”
Kaita remorseful
Kaita, the man at the center of the storm broke down in tears as he apologised to the nation after his red card against Greece saw Nigeria losing 2-1 on Thursday at the World Cup.
Nigeria, who like Greece had lost their opening match in South Africa,
had taken an early lead after Kalu Uche’s free-kick from a wide area eluded everybody. The Super Eagles had a firm grip on the game until Kaita foolishly kicked out at Vasileios Torosidis after both players briefly tangled as they tried to win the ball.The sending off of Kaita changed the game as Greece came back from a goal down to win 2-1.
A clearly devastated Kaita was overcome with emotion when he briefly met the media after the game. He said, “I just want to say sorry to all the fans. I feel as if I have let millions of people down.“I should not have done that, act silly at that point or get carried away easily. The other players were left to bear the cost of my stupid mistake on the pitch. They have supported me so far, but all I can offer now is a heartfelt and sincere apology to the country,” the player said before being led away sympathetically by teammate Obinna Nsofor.
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