Ebola: People Avoid Me In France – Enyeama; Lille Boss Rene Girard Praises Shotstopper

Vincent Enyeama, Super Eagles skipper and French Ligue 1 outfit, Lile, shot stopper

Super Eagles skipper, Vincent Enyeama, has revealed that his French club monitors him for three weeks for Ebola Virus Disease every time he returns from international duty.

“My club monitors me for three weeks any time I return from Nigeria because of Ebola and nobody wants to sit around you or shake you then,” AfricanFootball.com quoted the Lille stop stopper as saying on Thursday.

“But I must now commend the Nigerian government for the massive effort they put up to eradicate it from the country and get an approval from the WHO (World Health Organization).”

However, Enyeama maintained that if he had his way, next year’s African Nations Cup will still be shifted to a later date because of the virus.

“If I were CAF, I will suspend the tournament because it is difficult to contain the virus. But if we qualify, I will play in the tournament,” he said.

Meanwhile, Enyeama has continued to train with the rest of the Eagles squad despite nursing a strain on his right shoulder.

Lille boss Rene Girard has expressed his delight with the form of Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

The Ligue 1 outfit sits second in the table – just two points behind reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain – after a terrific start to the campaign.

That is partly down to Enyeama, who has kept 10 clean sheets in their 12 league matches, conceding just four goals all season.

Enyeama impressed again in a 2-0 win over Monaco on Sunday and Girard is elated with the form of the keeper.

"He is a real model. And in the Lille changing room, he is like a big brother, he commands respect," Girard told French newspaper Le Parisien.

"Today, he is one of the pillars of the team, this is a boy who has pep, who is happy to live and transmits it on the pitch, because the job is there. This is a great person to have by my side."

Lille midfielder Florent Balmont also sang the praises of Enyeama and claims he is essential to creating a good atmosphere at the club.

"Vincent brings his good mood, and a playfulness that is good for the group. His enthusiasm, his smile, his jokes are always surprising," he said.

Lille travel to Guingamp in their next fixture on Saturday.