By Ikemefuna Asika, Awka.
Former Super Eagles winger and U-17 Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has cleared the air about stories making the rounds that he voted against Victor Osimhen during the voting for Africa footballer of the year award.
Amuneke stated this in a radio programme “Nigeria Sports Village Square” anchored by Osasu Obayiwana.
According to him “I want to use this opportunity to clear what some of you are saying and with all due respect to every one of you that I owe with high regard”.
He disclosed that he was never elected to vote in the process.
“First of all, I want you to understand, the rumours that you guys are spreading concerning me not voting Osimhen. I was never elected to vote.
“On our way to the novelty game that we played in Marrakech here, a former player and captain of the Egyptian national team – who is preparing himself to become a TV producer in Egypt – with his group, was debating on the Arabian team and he raised the question between Hakimi and Salah.
“There was never a time Osimhen was mentioned in that discussion. He came to me and asked ‘Hakimi or Salah’. I had to say Salah. And the reason why I said Salah was because I played in Egypt and I lived in Egypt and I know some of the guys there.
“So, there is nothing like voting against Osimhen. Osimhen is our player and our boy. We are happy about what he has achieved and we hope he would continue to dream and achieve more for the betterment of his career and the betterment of Nigeria” he said.
Amuneke pointed out that “It has come a time in our culture in Nigeria – with all due respect to you guys, we should stop spreading false news and stop creating false impression to the people. We are journalists and our responsibility is to inform the public what is right.” he concluded.
