Eni Aluko's mother reveals her daughter is 'traumatised by her public fallout with Ian Wright after she accused him of 'blocking' opportunities for women in football

Eni Aluko's mother has revealed that her daughter is 'traumatised and upset' by her public fallout with Arsenal legend Ian Wright after she accused him of 'blocking' opportunities for women in football. Sileola Aluko told MailOnline that she is concerned for her daughter's emotional welfare and is doing all she can to keep her 'calm' and support her following the high-profile row between the two football figures. Ms Aluko said: 'This situation has affected Eni quite a lot and has left her traumatised and upset. I'm doing my best to keep her calm and just be a good mum. I'm constantly in touch with her and even met her for lunch the other day. 'I told her that football is not the world and that you don't become a bad or useless person in one day. It's been tough for her, she has a lot of strong opinions, but she will come through this. She has dealt with a lot of other difficult situations in her life.' She added: 'The most important thing for me is that I support her and make sure she does not run into any emotional or physical problems and become unwell.' Aluko made the claims during an appearance on Radio Four's Women's Hour last Wednesday, in which she also claimed her punditry career had been damaged by ex-Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who she's suing for libel, after he dubbed her a 'race card player' on social media in January last year. The former British-Nigerian footballer, 38 issued an apology to Wright, 61 on Friday, which the Arsenal legend later rejected in a social media post.The post Eni Aluko's mother reveals her daughter is 'traumatised by her public fallout with Ian Wright after she accused him of 'blocking' opportunities for women in football appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.