‘I was misquoted. I never said I will not play for Nigeria’ – Osaze

“I have a lot of respect for my country (Nigeria). I will always honour the invitation if called upon. I never said I will not play for Nigeria, I was misunderstood. People should always wait to hear from me personally” Osaze Odemwingie said today during a telephone conversation with sports radio, Brilla FM

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, revealed to Supersports last week that Osaze told him he no longer wants to play for the National team because of the way he was treated in the past. He explained that prior to Nigeria’s participation at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, he played in all the qualifying games but was dropped at the finals.

8 COMMENTS

  1. Keshi is not telling us the truth.osaze happens to be the most committed player in the eagles over a space of at least six years. How come he has suddenly become a bad player. I have never seen a coach announcing international retirement on a players behalf. Rather honest and well meaning coaches make sure their best players remain available and condition them to play for the team because that is supposed to be an integral part of keshi’s job.the fact is Keshi is deeply involved in using the eagles as a shop window to project new players in which he has an interest for onward sale to European clubs .that means some of the best players will have to be sacrificed to create room for Keshi s agenda. Now osaze happens to be the vocal type so that makes him a good option to be sacrificed. Keshi thinks we are all stupid.no we are not. Time will tell. This is the same keshi that confessed to leading the conspiracy not to pass the ball to rasheed yekini in USA 94 thus causing our early exit at a tournament we could have won. A treasonable act that Nigerian Football is yet to recover from even up till now. He made this confession in the studios of super sport 3 on 3rd February 2007.like the proverbial leopard , he can not change his spots. The fear is that if he could wield such a damaging influence as a player, he will definitely cause untold damage as a coach. He is toeing the same step of nepotism now. Why are other players like ogbuke who is playing at schalke 04 and the talented haruna Lukman who did so well even in a forgettable World Cup not being invited to the eagles? Is it because keshi is petty enough to consider them sia sia boys and thus avoid inviting them so as to spite the latter?can he rise above this silly and petty games and face the job at hand with any degree of sincerity? I get more worried when I hear he s inviting the likes of a spent Shola amoebi and a raheem lawal who plays in the Turkish second division instead of these established and obviously better players. I hope someone stops him before he wrecks our football with his personal agenda

  2. @ Tolayinks, @ Becko, Hav u guys been following d trend of events as it relates to d Odemwingie matter? I doubt much, let me help ur ignorance which is responsible 4 ur hasty vilification of Keshi. Keshi 4 ur information was d 1st to rise in defence of Odemwingie, stating dat he (odemwingie) was misunderstood. Pls always get ur facts right b4 running ur mouths next time okay. Thank you.

  3. It’s a shame, @Tolayinks,that while u appear to be on a self-imposed hate fixation on the person of Keshi,& whereas,nobody can or wants to deny u ur ‘right’ to vent ur half-truths,libelous,tasteless & unsubstantiated/unsubstatiatable rants on our national team coach,one would’ve thought and/or expected a vain-glorious&self-righteous ‘saint’ like u to speak for ur lonely self,instead of attempting,rather ludicrously,to speak for the generality of readers of this blog –when u asserted that “Keshi thinks we are all stupid…” blah blah blah. Believe me buddy,u shot urself I in the foot,because for a cynic like me,I personally don’t find it hard2 conclude that u’re actually stupid!; a stupid bitter fellow,who wouldn’t see anything good in others! I’m sorry,but serious.

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  4. It’s a shame, @Tolayinks,that while u appear to be on a self-imposed hate fixation on the person of Keshi,& whereas,nobody can or wants to deny u ur ‘right’ to vent ur half-truths,libelous,tasteless & unsubstantiated/unsubstatiatable rants on our national team coach,one would’ve thought and/or expected a vain-glorious&self-righteous ‘saint’ like u to speak for ur lonely self,instead of attempting,rather ludicrously,to speak for the generality of readers of this blog –when u asserted that “Keshi thinks we are all stupid…” blah blah blah. Believe me buddy,u shot urself I in the foot,because for a cynic like me,I personally don’t find it hard2 conclude that u’re actually stupid!; a stupid bitter fellow,who wouldn’t see anything good in others! I’m sorry,but serious.

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  5. Lol. It’s a shame, @Tolayinks,that while u appear to be on a self-imposed hate fixation on the person of Keshi,& whereas,nobody can or wants to deny u ur ‘right’ to vent ur half-truths,libelous,tasteless & unsubstantiated/unsubstatiatable rants on our national team coach,one would’ve thought and/or expected a vain-glorious&self-righteous ‘saint’ like u to speak for ur lonely self,instead of attempting,rather ludicrously,to speak for the generality of readers of this blog –when u asserted that “Keshi thinks we are all stupid…” blah blah blah. Believe me buddy,u shot urself I in the foot,because for a cynic like me,I personally don’t find it hard2 conclude that u’re actually stupid!; a stupid bitter fellow,who wouldn’t see anything good in others! I’m sorry,but serious.

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  6. All of that blaming @Tolayink for what he said are all insane becos this is Nigeria that we all know, everything in this country is full of politics even in football, church even in schools. You guys backing Keshi up do u even know him personally, For Godsake learn to mind your tongue and stop saying stupid things against someone who is expressing his feelings. Let keshi fails to qualify to the next round he will be sack. Simple that nigeria for you.