Nigerians online have descended heavily on Nottingham Forest striker Emmanuel Dennis after he missed a penalty against Portugal in Thursday’s friendly match.
Although the Super Eagles lost 4 nil, they were handed a second-half penalty which many believed could have ignited a comeback against the Portuguese.
However, Dennis after he struggled with other teammates to take the penalty missed and the team went on to lose by 4 goals.
Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes scored twice in the first half which includes his trademark penalty in the 35th minute.
A flurry of goals from Goncalo Ramos and Joao Mario in the 82nd and 84th minutes sealed the victory for the Selecao.
Nigerian fans on Twitter have now shown their displeasure with the player, not just because he missed a penalty, but also his attitude whenever he is called to the national team.
See reactions below:
Emmanuel Dennis should be suspended from playing for Super Eagles abeg
— OBAINO CONSULT (@iam__obaino) November 17, 2022
Emmanuel Dennis should never play for Nigeria again. A terrible player with a terrible attitude.
— Adéolúwa (@Julyannsark) November 17, 2022
U CAME INTO THE PITCH ONLY FOR U TO START ARGUING OVER A PENALTY & U STILL ENDED UP WASTING THE OPPORTUNITY WHAT KIND OF FOOLISH PLAYER IS THIS EMMANUEL DENNIS 🤦🤦🤦🤦
— ROWLEX (@ROWLEX007) November 17, 2022
Emmanuel Dennis can kiss the National Team goodbye. You don’t go against your captain (William Ekong) and your coach (José Peseiro) in set piece decisions. It’s not a one man show. It’s a team for a reason
— Dez (@dezfootie) November 17, 2022
Disgusting embarrassing behavior from the Nottingham Forest forward. 🇳🇬
Emmanuel Dennis, so selfish. Everyone didn't want him to take it, the coach, the captain, now he's gone and missed it. Absolutely stupid player.
— Joe (@topyjoey) November 17, 2022
I think we can all agree this is Emmanuel Dennis last game for the Super Eagles right?
— Wird Werd (@McO_Jay) November 17, 2022
Emmanuel Dennis dragged pk with Onuachu, yet lost it. Mumu!
— Shina Oludare 🇳🇬 (@sportingshina) November 17, 2022
Emmanuel Dennis fighting off Troost Ekong and half the Nigeria team to take a penalty against Portugal and then missing.
— Sam Street (@samstreetwrites) November 17, 2022
Vintage.
That attitudinal problem is why Emmanuel Dennis is shuttling between one relegation battlers to another. Lad has a false lofty opinion of himself.
— Fisayo Dairo (@FisayoDairo) November 17, 2022
Clearly, we can now see why Rohr kept Emmanuel Dennis at arms length. That Nigeria continues to call him up after his pre-Afcon shenanigans shows why our team is in this deep a hole
— Colin NOT Collins 🇳🇬🇺🇸 (@ColinUdoh) November 17, 2022
The Super Eagles are now winless in their last five friendly games having lost to Portugal, Costa Rica, Algeria, Algeria Team B, Ecuador and Mexico.
The Super Eagles will face Guinea-Bissau in an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on March 20, 2022.
Portugal will face Ghana in their opening game of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup on November 24 at Stadium 974 – The Shipping Container Stadium.
The Selecao are in Group H of the 2022 FIFa World Cup, alongside Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea.
