Taivo: Emenike had leadership skills

Sports 18:03, 27-09-2025

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.

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