Super Eagles Legend Sunday Oliseh Urges Osimhen to Leave Napoli After Viral TikTok Video

Super Eagles Legend Sunday Oliseh Urges Osimhen to Leave Napoli After Viral TikTok Video

Raphael Abiola
updated at September 29, 2023 at 7:37 AM
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  • Sunday Oliseh has reacted to Victor Osimhen's ongoing issues with Napoli
  • The former Super Eagles manager has advised the former Lille striker on what to do
  • Osimhen was on target in Napoli's win over Udinese in the Serie A

Super Eagles legend Sunday Oliseh has urged Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen to leave Italian Serie A side Napoli after the TikTok controversy following his penalty miss.

The Super Eagles striker was trolled by the Italian side on their official TikTok page, after missing a decisive penalty that could have given them all three points against Bologna over the weekend.

The video didn't go down well with the Nigerian, and he decided to delete everything related to Napoli on his official page on Instagram, followed by snubbing his teammates on his way to the club’s facility.

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Victor Osimhen during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Udinese. Photo: Franco Romano.
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Osimhen maintained his professionalism on the pitch, as he was on target in his club's 4-1 win over Udinese on Wednesday, September 27.

There have been several reactions from fans and pundits on the incident, and former Super Eagles coach Olisheh has shared his opinion on the issue, according to Soccernet.

Reacting to a video of Osimhen snubbing his teammates, posted by Fabrizio Romano, Oliseh claimed that the striker should leave the Italian side.

"Forever proud to be Nigerian; One must show personality, work hard & refuse to be intimidated. let Racists and ingrates talk! That's why they are eternal losers who secretly wish they were created like you! Osimhen needs to leave Napoli as soon as yesterday," he tweeted on X.

Osimhen would be in action for Rudi Garcia's side this weekend against Lecce and their big clash with Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League next week.

Osimhen saga: Napoli finally releases official statement

Sports Brief earlier reported that Italian club Napoli have released an official statement over the TikTok video purportedly mocking Nigerian international Victor Osimhen but failed to apologise.

Osimhen’s agent, Roberto Calenda, further threatened to take legal action against the Serie A club.

The 24-year-old was on target in their 4-1 win over Udinese but failed to celebrate the goal. Napoli has finally released an official statement about the situation as per Football Italia.

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Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over five years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015.
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