‘It’s totally untrue’

Watford striker, Emmanuel Dennis, has denied reports by an online media that claimed he would not honour an invitation to play for the Super Eagles at the Africa Cup of Nations, which gets underway next month in Cameroon.

OwnGoalNigeria, in a report on Saturday, claimed that Dennis had informed the Nigeria Football Federation that he has no interest in representing Nigeria at the AFCON in Cameroon.

The report also claimed that the player turned down the request by the NFF to be included in the team for the Nations Cup as he’d rather stay back in England to help the Hornets in the Premier League.

However, Dennis, in a chat with The Guardian, said he never told anyone in the NFF or any media organisation that he would not play for the Super Eagles, slamming the report as fake and noting that it was always a thing of honour, pride and joy for him to put on the famous green and white stripes of the Nigerian national team.

“This is fake news; very false report. I never said such,” said a confounded Dennis on Saturday night, hours after Watford lost 3-1 to Manchester City in the Premier League.

“The news is a fabrication by the website and it is totally untrue,” continued Dennis, who added that he would be delighted to get a call-up to the Super Eagles squad for next month’s AFCON tournament in Cameroon.

Dennis was named winner of the Watford Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards for November. The 24-year-old has registered six goals and five assists in 14 appearances for the Hornets this term.