27th February, 2015
Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike may quit Fenerbahce prematurely as he is being frustrated by the club’s booing fans, according to his brother.
Emenike’s older brother, Ebuka, told AfricanFootball.com that the AFCON 2013 top scorer was disappointed the fans booed him when they lost 2-1 Monday night to Akhisar Belediyespor.
“Fenerbahce fans are ingrate and disrespectful to Emma, their negative emotions towards him contributed to his goal drought,” Ebuka told AfricanFootball.com.
“This is a player who has given the club and fans everything on and off the pitch, and all they could do is to keep insulting him even when it was obvious he is doing his best.
“As a matter of fact, he’s not happy. The fans do not even appreciate him when he scores. He has become a target of boos by the fans whenever Fenerbahce play at home.”
He added: “When a player is not getting respect from his club fans, which means he’s not wanted, then they should allow him to go. Emma has never experienced such thing in his career. It’s not right for fans to keep booing their players, it will frustrate the player.”
“What is the big deal about missing chances? Is he (Emenike) the only striker who misses chances? What happened to Lionel Messi when he lost a penalty against Manchester City on Tuesday? Will Arsenal fans stone Olivier Giroud for missing that crucial chance against Monaco?
“The truth is that they cannot get his best when they behave in that manner. They need to stop and rather see how they could lift his spirit.”
Ebuka further disclosed that his brother is not happy in Turkey again and fans should stick with whoever they want in the team.
“Even when he scores, there is no happiness because they still boo him. I can tell you categorically that Emenike is tired of insults from the fans every week.
“He has tried to be good player for the team every week and give his best for this club but the insult is becoming too much, he may be forced to leave the club.”