Nigeria exited the tournament in the round of 16 after a 2-0 loss to France but Enyeama was on form at the World Cup, pulling daring saves as the Eagles progressed from the group stages.
While there have been calls for Enyeama to stay on longer in the team, Erico believes that the 32-year-old keeper will not be missed.
“The goalkeeping department has never been a problem to Nigerian teams because we have abundant goalkeeping talents everywhere in the country,” Erico told our correspondent on the telephone on Monday.
“If Enyeama decides to leave now, there are a million and one goalkeepers around. When I was on the scene, people thought there would be no other keeper like me, same for Peter Rufai, Ike Shorunmu and others.
“It’s a generational thing. When one generation goes, another one will definitely come. Since Enyeama still has to leave, some other keepers will arrive to take that place. As at present, he is in the form of his life.”
The former Eagles assistant coach added that the bonus row which generated a lot of heat in the Nigerian camp at the World Cup in Brazil could have been avoided if the game’s administrators had done the right thing.
“The money is the players’ rights. There ought not to be any issue about its payment. In other climes, they pay the players upfront before their games. And anything that comes after the match, win or lose, is an addition to what is rightly theirs,” he said.
“Even since our own time, the issue has always been between the administrators and the players.
“The players are used to their clubs paying them every time, and they know that if they even lose, the administrators here might not pay them, so why won’t they fight for their money?”
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