Emenike celebrating a goal for Super Eagles

Fenerbahçe loanee Emmanuel Emenike has announced his retirement from international football more than four and a half years after making his debut for the Super Eagles against Sierra Leone in a friendly.

The 2013 African Cup of Nations top scorer took to social media to voice his frustrations on how he has been maltreated by the stakeholders, adding that he had to call it quits to avoid further humiliation.

“For everybody that thinks I am the problem of Super Eagles, I am using this opportunity to give you a breaking and interesting news that I am no longer a Super Eagles player, ” Emenike said in an Instagram post.

“It has always being my pleasure to play and win for the team.

“I am always proud of my successful years in the team and I am pleased to call it off at this point in order to avoid insults.”

Prior to calling it quits, Emenike had put on the green - white - green jersey for 1,326 minutes, a run of 18 games, without finding the back of the net.