Super Eagles stand in captain, Vincent Enyeama, on Tuesday
went into the record books in France.
The 31-year-old is now the goal keeper with the second
longest clean sheet record in Ligue 1 after he inspired Lille OSC to a 1-0 win
over the country’s best supported club, Olympic Marseille at the Stade
Pierre-Mauroy on match day 16 of the competition.
Record holder, Sirigu, went 949 minutes without conceding
in Ligue 1 between November 17, 2012 and February 8, 2013 but Enyeama who had
gone 945 minutes without conceding before Tuesday’s game surpassed the mark
with a clean sheet at the Villeneuve d'Ascq against La OM.
Enyeama who has not let in a single goal in his last 11
league outings with Lille has now gone 1,035 minutes without letting in a goal
in the French top flight.
If the former Enyimba goalkeeper does
not concede in the next 142 minutes of action in the league, he will go into
the history books as the goalkeeper with the record of going the longest number
of minutes without conceding a goal.
The current record is held by the now retired Gaëtan Huard who achieved the feat playing for FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the 1992/93 season.
The current record is held by the now retired Gaëtan Huard who achieved the feat playing for FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the 1992/93 season.
Lille OSC’s next games in the league are against Bordeaux
at the Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas on December 8 and against Bastia at the
Stade Pierre-Mauroy on December 15.
Clean sheets in those games will see the Nigerian achieve
football folklore in France but the shot stopper had told supersportsport.com
in November that such a feat does not mean much to him.
“I don’t keep statistics. I am surprised you just read out
the facts for me. Honestly, I wasn’t even aware because I just go out to play
football,” he said.
Tuesday’s win against La OM takes Lille to just a point behind PSG at the top of Ligue one though the Parisiens have played a game less than the Mastiffs.
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Congrats Eyeama,u are d best goal keeper in Africa & one of d best in d world.May God continue to help u to excel in coming matches.
ReplyDeleteAmen. God bless u
DeleteMy best keeper always d best
ReplyDeleteThe best comment ever made by Raphael
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha. I agree with you. I hope he repents.
DeleteEnyama will soongo to Chelsea by next season
ReplyDeleteEnyeama, you are d best. Lots of love.
ReplyDeleteThanks my best
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