Obafemi Martins Calm Over Super Eagles Snub

[Folami David]

Nigerian striker, Obafemi Martins is adamant he is not bothered after he was overlooked by head coach, Stephen Keshi, for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Namibia and Kenya.
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Keshi released a list of 30 players in early April with Martins' name conspicuously missing from the squad that is also expected to prosecute a friendly match against Mexico in the United States and the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup in Brazil.
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Martins has however revealed that he is not losing sleep over the development.
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"It is the dream of any player to play for his national team but like I mentioned earlier, I was always going to respect the coach's decision. I am happy at my club and I am not angry that I was not invited," Martins exclusively said.
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Meanwhile, Martins is now the fifth highest paid player in Major League Soccer (MLS) for the 2013 season.
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He is also the highest ever paid player in the history of Seattle Sounders with an annual basic salary of $1.6 million (about N2.5 billion).
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Former Arsenal player, Freddie Ljungberg previously held the record with $1.3 million (about N2.1 billion) at Seattle Sounders as highest paid player ever in the club history in 2009/10 season.
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According to a statement by MLS players' union, Martins is on the basic wage of $1.6 million per season and earn guaranteed compensation fee of $1.725million (about N2.7 billion).
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Martins who has racked up 39 appearances and 18 goals for Nigeria last played for the Super Eagles on March 23 against Kenya's Harambee Stars in a 1-1 draw at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar in a 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier.

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