A telephone call from President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick has ensured Super Eagles’ forward Emmanuel Emenike regained his groove following a gunman’s attack on his Turkish Super Lig club, Fenerbahce FC bus at the weekend.
The big Nigerian striker had told of the horror of himself and team -mates after a gunman fired a
shot at the team bus, injuring the driver, as the contingent headed to the Trabzon Airport after a 5-1 Super Lig win over fellow Super Eagle Godfrey Oboabona’s Rizespor FC.
“He was happy I called to extend the sympathy of the NFF and Nigeria football family to him, and to assure him that we are with him at this period and also monitoring the situation with keen interest.
“Such incidents are not good for football,” Pinnick said after speaking with Emenike on Monday, minutes after the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer arrived in Milan, Italy.
The Turkish Super Lig has been suspended for a week as a result of the incident.
It was the second psychological torment for the Eagles’ forward in weeks, as he was booed by his own fans during the first half of another Super Lig match against Besiktas FC and asked to be substituted.
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