Vincent Enyeama had already denied Lionel Messi from one free-kick before he bizarrely conceded the little genius's second dead-ball attempt, and he appears to have shed light on just why.
Footage has emerged of Enyeama enjoying a good-natured conversation with Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli at the interval of Nigeria's 3-2 defeat to Argentina in which he bemoans Messi's brilliance and his, well, shitness.
"You keep giving Messi free kicks, and he shoots so well. He's so good and I'm so shit," Enyeama laughs.
He's far too harsh on himself. The 31-year-old kept 11 consecutive clean sheets in with Lille Ligue 1 last season and four years ago Enyeama brilliantly denied Messi four times when Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 in the 2010 World Cup group stage.
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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (R) and Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama smile during a Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (R) and Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama speak during a Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - JUNE 25: Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama of Nigeria shares a joke with Lionel Messi of Argentina during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 25, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama looks on as Argentina's forward and captain Lionel Messi scores from a free-kick during the Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 25, 2014,during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama kicks the ball out of the net after Argentina's forward and captain Lionel Messi scored from a free-kick during the Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 25, 2014,during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - JUNE 25: Lionel Messi of Argentina scores his team's first goal past Vincent Enyeama of Nigeria during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 25, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's forward Sergio Aguero (2R) celebrates after teammate Lionel Messi (R) scored a goal past Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (R) during the Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 25, 2014,during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's forward and captain Lionel Messi (2L) shoots to score a goal past Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (R) during the Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 25, 2014,during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - JUNE 25: Lionel Messi of Argentina scores his team's first goal past Vincent Enyeama of Nigeria during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 25, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's forward Sergio Aguero (R) celebrates after teammate Lionel Messi scored past Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (2R) during the Group F football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 25, 2014,during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - JUNE 25: Lionel Messi of Argentina scores his team's first goal past Vincent Enyeama of Nigeria during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 25, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - JUNE 25: Lionel Messi of Argentina scores his team's first goal past Vincent Enyeama of Nigeria during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 25, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (C) kicks as Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (L) saves teh kick during Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. Argentina won over Nigeria 1-0. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (C) vies with Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (L) during their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (C) vies with Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (up) and Nigeria's defender Joseph Yobo during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (L) vies with Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (L) vies with Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (L) vies with Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (L) fights for the ball with Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (10) fights for the ball with Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / DANIEL GARCIA (Photo credit should read DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Argentina's striker Lionel Messi (C) fights for the ball with Nigeria's defender Joseph Yobo (L) and Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama during Argentina vs Nigeria their Group B first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)