Watford FC Did Everything Possible To Prevent Emmanuel Dennis From Going to AFCON 2021 – Coach Eguavoen

Nigeria interim head coach Austine Eguavoen says Emmanuel Dennis was forced to pull out of the country’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad by his club, Watford FC.

Watford claimed Dennis’ invitation for the competition came late and threatened not to release him.

“Dennis told me that his club had done everything humanly possible for him not be at the Afcon,” Eguavoen told NFF TV.

“I can’t force it, I reported the matter to authority and they also tried, that was why we had to wait until the last second before we pushed the button. Dennis said he wanted to come but the club are threatening him. What do we do if a player does not want to come, we have to play with what we have. Based on that, I like the enthusiasm because I only informed Onyekuru once and he was happy about it.”

Emmanuel Dennis will be the main player in the Super Eagles who wouldn’t feature at the top competition because of his club’s restrictions.