Nigeria head coach, Samson Siasia, has revealed his reason for leaving out OSC Lille goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, from the Super Eagles team that defeated Madagacar’s Barea 2-0 in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Sunday.

Siasia told Brila FM from the team’s Carlton Hotel camp in Antananarivo via telephone that he had to take charge of the team as head coach.

The 44-year-old coach expressed unhappiness that the former Enyimba shot-stopper allegedly attempted to incite other players in the Nigerian camp while in Abuja to boycott flying out after travel plans had been concluded.

“He (Enyeama) came in (to the camp) and everywhere turned upside down. I have to be in charge of my team. I won’t allow anybody to disrupt the team,” said the Nigerian manager.

Enyeama, 29, was left out of the starting line-up of the Super Eagles by coach Siasia in Sunday’s game against Madagascar at the Stade Municipal de Mahamasina in Antananarivo.

The former Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda keeper was not even named on the bench.

Instead Siasia opted for Dele Aiyenugba and Chigozie Agbim of Warri Wolves as number one and reserve keeper respectively.

Enyeama alongside John Mikel Obi and Victor Anichebe were reported to have expressed dissatisfaction with the flight plan of the Nigerian team to Madagascar.

Enyeama is not the first high-profile player to be sanctioned by the Nigerian coach.

In May and June this year, West Bromwich Albion striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie, experienced same ordeal following his rant on a social media network, Twitter in which he took a swipe at Siasia.