Victor Anichebe Denies Calling For Lampard's Sack

Victor Anichebe has rubbished the reports that he called for the sacking of Frank Lampard at Premier League side Everton with the Nigerian star claiming that he never did what was reported.

Following their defeat to Burnley in the Premier League, Everton are now close to the relegation waters putting Frank Lampard into serious pressure with nine games to end the season.

There have been reports making waves that Victor Anichebe who made his name at Everton called for the sacking of Frank Lampard.

The Nigerian footballer has now cleared the air on the reports claiming that he only called for the mentality of the players to be changed.

Victor Anichebe's reaction to Frank Lampard's reports “I wasn’t even gonna speak on this but I genuinely can’t stand some media. I didn’t call for Lampard to be sacked. “I posted the same Allardyce picture weeks ago as I find him on the phone funny because any team that’s in trouble he gets linked to [those who follow me know this already] anyway, the reactions were funny [e.g rather go down with dignity] so I posted it again.

“Then I said something needs to change. How does that mean that Lamps should be sacked? Change of mentality, training change, change of style. I’m not a manager, how do I know?.''

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Ifeanyi Udeze stated emphatically that Austin Eguavoen was not fully in charge of the Super Eagles of Nigeria during his three-month reign before being fired.

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) hired Austin Eguavoen in December 2021 on interim capacity after sacking Gernot Rohr and was given the task of leading the Super Eagles to AFCON.

Eguavoen and his Super Eagles players started their campaign at the 2021 AFCON on an impressive note winning their first three games in the tournament. Their journey in the 2021 African Cup of Nations came to an end in the round of 16 when they were defeated 1-0 by Tunisia.

April 08, 2022