Osaze apologizes for his outburst on twitter

West Bromwich Albion striker, Osaze Odemwingie , has attributed his recent outburst against the Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, to anger arising from a feeling of betrayal by the coach.

Odemwingie had, at the wake of the release of the team list for AFCON 2013, taken to twitter to make some disparaging comments against the Super Eagles gaffer and the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
The out of favour Super Eagles striker also called the chairman of the NFF Technical Committee, Chris Green, ‘names’ over his exclusion from the AFCON squad.

The England based forward has now said he made statements, which were made in a fit of anger, after he had made it known to his coach andcolleagues that he was set to travel for the January 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa.

In an interview with selected Nigerian journalists, the West Bromwich Albion striker admitted making some of the comments credited to him, but was also quick to make some clarifications on calling Green ‘names,’ saying he was only bitter about his exclusion.
He described Green as a good man and one of the few on the NFF board, alongside the President, Aminu Maigari, whomhe knows personally and would not want to offend; though his anger has portrayed him to be at ‘war with everybody’.

”I remember it was Green that settled my case with Siasia then ,but I was too angry when he called me over this matter, and was impatient to listen to him, and my comment was not directed to him personally but to those who made the decision. But I think I over reacted then,” Osaze said.

On his face-off with Keshi, the former Locomotive Moscow forward revealed that “I calledthe coach two or three times within that period ,maybe two or three days before the list was made public and told him of my commitment to be part of the Nations Cup, and have toldmy coach I will be going to the Nations Cup.”

According to him, “I told the coach I was ready to report to camp by January 3rd, even before other professionals start reporting to camp, if I was in his programme for the Nations Cup; and even told himto feel free to drop me if I was not in his programme.

“I felt betrayed after that seeming heart-to-heart discussions with the coach few days to the release of the team list and he could not hint me I was not in his plan for the Nations Cup. For me it was not professional and I considered it a betrayal and lost my cool given all the arrangements I had made towards the Nations Cup,” he said.

Odemwingie also revealed that he felt pained and miffed by “some comments on why I was dropped ranging from being arrogant to asking for the captain’s band; and I concluded the federation wanted to freeze me out of the national team after ten years of serving the country with commitment and dedication”

“I don’t mind being asked to give the younger ones a chance ,even though I still have five years to offer at the international level, but I only think it would be proper to be honourably pulled out of the national team and not ‘disgraced’ out of the team after years of dedicated service to Nigeria,” he said.

The West Brom star argued that though his international career is over in the light of these controversies, which he noted “were unfortunate and regrettable,” he believes “there is need to correct somewrong impressions out there that I am always fighting with every coach,”
“But what people don’t know isthat my issues with all the coaches from Samson Siasia toLars Lagerback and now Keshi had to do with purely football matters, not administrative or asking for more money for players.

“My case with coach Siasia dates back to the 2008 Olympics, and had to do with insufficient jerseys and all that; with Lagerback it had to do with how I was treated and Ivoiced it to him personally at the World Cup, and now being treated unfairly.

“Imagine talking with someone two to three times over an issue and few days later you begin to hear a different story from the person, who was in a person to tell you point blank, ‘you are not in my plan for this,” he said.

The versatile forward concluded by saying “I am human and open to error by the way I may have taken the issue, and regret the whole controversy, and want to put all this behind me now and focus on my club career, while wishing the team the best of luck as a Nigerian.”

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He spoke the fact...

Just three words 'medicine after death'

Is Osaze related to Ay?

Abi is the new trend in town now to make outburst\comments on twitter and then apologize?

Una no get work

This is how a real man behaves.

*speechless*

will this now earn him a recall in Ameobi's absence?

3rd.... well srsly i want osaze 2 be in d team... buh i knw we hav a good replacement 4 him in moses.

-Caspian

NONSENSE!!!

Dis guy is childish. Please tell him to grow up

Who gives a hoot though??

The deed has been done already and the life ban has taken effect. That's why one has to think twice before speaking or making any move.
Its just like apologizing to the referee after he has given you a Red Card.

The guy surely thinks through his balls.

At list he didn't did dis once over twinta.

Osanze is a good guys and very dedicate. I fill bad all this is happens to him instead of that karagulated mechionu guy mikel who does big mens for Super eagle but still call him all the time.

Osaze, i wish you well in your carrier. Goodbye to national team my grate broda of life.

But why? See what A.Y the comedian has done. He started this apology foundation. Now everybody is apologising. The rule: do evil, the apologise.

D coach ought to be professional in handling dis matta. Osaze is our best playa right nw.

My take on this is dat is osaze the only super eagles player dropped.wat about taye taiwo and uche kalu qnd the rest.atitude is osaze's'problem.

Who is Osaze?

How does this affect that ur name aint among those to rep team nigeria in nations cup.that guy should go and sit down or bera still get a life.he jez taking medicine when is already dead

Smh you don't fucccking talk crap when you gonna have to apologize later! I read all the osaze dudes whinning like a little bittcchh on twitter.

brixton: D coach ought to be professional in handling dis matta. Osaze is our best playa right nw.

when last did u watch osaze play.dat guy is a torres in disguise.

Stupid man behaving like a school boy!

He wants Keshi to tell him ahead of the release of the provisional list so that he could call his godfathers to come and beg. Sorry boy, Keshi didn't send you to brag in London about how you would be the first name on the AFCON list as if your father owns the Super Eagles. Even that feeling of entitlement is share arrogance!

And people said he spoke the fact, what fact? That NFF is corrupt? We knew that 10 - 15yrs ago.

You do not apologise when you do the right thing.

the deed has already been done but who says his career is over, his career is not over, if he considers JT of chelsea whose football age is 26 but whose actual age is close to 50 he will be hopeful

Its useless following football brake-ups nowadays cos we already knew wat wil happen next.


#Respect Osas

blink182: You do not apologise when you do the right thing.

i wonder

bright007: Who is Osaze?

Osaze is that internationally acclaimed celeb herbalist in ya village

bright007: Who is Osaze?

You mean,you dont know osazie yekini? Na wa for you ooo. Na dat ghanian actor weh act 'Cyber War'

What Nigeria need is wining the nation's cup.

Epitome of instability! Why start all that if he was going to apologize?

yuzedo: At list he didn't did dis once over twinta.

Osanze is a good guys and very dedicate. I fill bad all this is happens to him instead of that karagulated mechionu guy mikel who does big mens for Super eagle but still call him all the time.

Osaze, i wish you well in your carrier. Goodbye to national team my grate broda of life.

identical ibo dude.u just murdered english

yuzedo: At list he didn't did dis once over twinta.

Osanze is a good guys and very dedicate. I fill bad all this is happens to him instead of that karagulated mechionu guy mikel who does big mens for Super eagle but still call him all the time.

Osaze, i wish you well in your carrier. Goodbye to national team my grate broda of life.

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Is this your brain mis-calculating the English alphabets or its just plain I don't know?

All these grammer would even infuriate mods to ban you.