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Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama, has denied been invited to face a Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disciplinary committee on Tuesday, saying he got the “invitation” from the media.

The Lille goalkeeper raised concerns over the security situation in Kaduna ahead of June 13 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad, and could now face a lengthy ban for his comments, which the federation saw as a breach of their code of conduct signed by the players as well as his failure to attend Tuesday’s hearing.

But the 32-year-old has denied the knowledge of the hearing.

“I only received a letter cautioning me about it (my comments) and to avoid a repeat of such,” he told BBC Sport.

“Personally, as it was resolved in-house, I thought that was the end of the matter. But I only found out about a disciplinary hearing in the media but I didn’t get any letter to that effect.

“I respect my country and those in charge of our football, which is why I find the whole thing strange.

“As the captain I only raised our concerns about the venue before our game, which didn’t go down well with the football authority. I was told to apologise for my comments, which I did immediately and they told me that’s fine.”

Apparently, the NFF are not satisfied with his verbal apology and will have the final say on any punishments to be meted out on the player.