Former Nigerian national team player Taye Taiwo, who played as a defender, shared his memories of playing alongside his compatriot Emmanuel Emenike. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the club level, this forward played for Moscow's Spartak club for a period. In an interview with Metaratings.ru, Taiwo said: "When we played together in the national team, he showed leadership qualities.
Moscow Spartak is a very big club. You need to be a good player to play there.
Emmanuel was one of those players." Emenike played a total of 51 matches in all competitions for Spartak over two years, scoring 24 goals and providing 8 assists.
For the Nigerian national team, he appeared in 37 matches, scored 9 goals, and contributed to the team's victory in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
