Anumunu goes AWOL

Enyimba, title holders are locked in a titanic battle to make the final berth after they were forced to a 1-1 draw in Aba, and the second leg tie comes up Sunday, 14 November.

Nigeriasports.com authoratively gathered that the striker who has not featured in two of Enyimba’s major games for undisclosed “logistics” reason decided not to report at the Ota camp in protest for being benched in previous games.

He was expected to arrive the Ota camp Sunday night to commence training with the rest of the squad but Anumunu told nigerisports.com Monday afternoon that coach Emordi refused to give him a starting shirt during their games against African Sports, of Ivory Coast and Esperance in their first leg game.

“There were matches Emordi refused to play me for reasons I don’t know. They lost against African sports, and he went about saying that I was sick while I was not. Again, against Esperance in Aba, he did the same thing and, now they want me to come and perform magic.”

"It is not that I will not play for them anymore, all I’m saying is that they have killed my morale. In any case, I’m not even fit because my mind is no more there and they want me to report to camp,” Anumunu told nigeriasports.com

Speaking on their chances against Esperance in Tunis, Anumunu said they stand a chance to progress if “they play together as a team.”

“If we come together as team, Esperance will not stop us on their home soil because we have better chances. Four of their key players including the goal keeper will not feature on that day so we have an advantage. My advise is that we utilise our chances effectively.” He assured nigeriasports.com he would report to the Ota camp before night fall Monday, with the team expected to leave for Tunis on Wednesday for the game. By Bibiana Onwugbolu