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Matt Smith

Nottingham Forest star ignores teammates before missing penalty in Portugal defeat

Summer Nottingham Forest recruit Emmanuel Dennis was the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons when Nigeria lost 4-0 to Portugal in an international friendly.

Dennis, who arrived at the City Ground from Watford in a deal thought to be worth £20 million, missed a penalty during the match in Lisbon - after taking it upon himself to take the spot kick.

The 25-year-old forward scored his first goal for Forest during their 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the City Ground, and appears to be popular in the Reds' dressing room. But that perhaps can no longer be said of his international teammates after he refused to hand the ball over one of the Super Eagles' designated penalty takers in last night's clash.

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