Nigerian international goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has given reasons for not showing up at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disciplinary committee in Abuja on Tuesday.

 Vincent Enyeama, who plies his trade in France, told BBC Sport he never got any letter from the NFF inviting him to any disciplinary hearing in Abuja.

The 32-year-old earned the ire of NFF officials following his remark against the NFF’s choice of Ahmadu Bello stadium amid security tensions in the North. The Lille OSC first choice maintained that he received no official notification from the NFF. The captain of the Super Eagles starred against Chad on June 13 at the AFCON qualifiers in Kaduna.

"I was told to apologise for my comments, which I did immediately and they told me that's fine," Enyeama told BBC Sport.

"Personally, as it was resolved in-house I thought that was the end of the matter. I only received a letter  cautioning me about it [my comments] and to avoid a repeat of such.

"But I only found out about a disciplinary hearing in the media but I didn't get any letter to that effect," he explained.

"As the captain I only raised our concerns about the venue before our game which didn't go down well with the football authority," he said.

Enyeama risks a lengthy ban for his comments which the NFF perceives to be at variance with the code of conduct signed by the players as well as his failure to attend Tuesday's hearing.