The on-field incident between Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman in Monday’s round of 16 match with Mozambique has been resolved.
This was revealed by the Super Eagles media officer Promise Efoghe.
According to Efoghe, the issue between the team’s two stars was resolved internally and advised everyone to ignore all reports that suggest otherwise.
Osimhen and Lookman were outstanding for the Super Eagles as the duo got on the score sheet in the dominant win against Mozambique.
Apart from finding the back of the net, Lookman also provided the two assists for Osimhen’s goals in the knockout encounter.
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However, in the 64th minute and with the Super Eagles 3-0 ahead, Osimhen was seen confronting Lookman.
It is believed the Galatasaray star was annoyed that Lookman failed to lay a pass for him despite being in a good position.
After the confrontation, Osimhen signaled to the bench to be replaced with Moses Simon eventually coming on for him.
After the game, the former African Player of the Year went straight down the tunnel while his teammates gathered together in the middle of the pitch.
After being presented with the Man of the Match Lookman, in the post-match played down the incident.
Meanwhile, the Super Eagles will leave Fez for Marrakech on Thursday, the 8th of January.
By James Agberebi in Fes, Morocco
Photo by Ganiyu Yusuf in Fes, Morocco
5 Comments
It’s not a matter of resolving it..what disciplinary measure has the nff given to osimhen so he doesn’t come up with such toutish behaviour again…or atleast let him apologise to lookman and his teammates because it seems to be a repetitive behaviour from him…
But I am glad that people will begin to see all my criticism of his bad attitude as justifiable…
Someone is trying to disrupt the unity and harmony in the team and some people are calling it passion…
this same osimhen disrespected ikpeba, finidi, now his fellow teammate lookman… And all I hear is he is acting out of passion… in the other tunisia game he almost beat up the tunisia ref and some folks still attribute it to passion…maybe one day he will punch a center ref in the face for dissallowing his goal and then we will also call it passion…
Whatever you wish to gain with this divisive comment still beat my humble reasoning! The team said that the issue has been RESOLVED but you kept persisting and dishing out your own disciplinary rules/procedure.
Sir, NFF / Super Eagles has its own rules and disciplinary measures and I want to believe that this has been applied to the letter.
Who told you that Osimhen didn’t personally apologise to Lookman / Super Eagles?
Please, let a sleeping dog lie PLEASE!
If they have resolved the issue, this is good.
That’s all we’re asking for, Tarara. All hands need to be on deck.
We can’t afford any disharmony in the camp right now. Big battles are around the corner.
@pompei,
O boy I nor go lie you oh, their misunderstanding was given me headache, and heartbreak, like say na my wife say she wan go.
It’s not the best time to quarell,
Osihmen Biko oh since you have turned ur self to a runaway wife,
That we must always come and beg your parents(ego, pride nd anger) to send you back to eagles camp.
It’s quite dummy, bcoz u are the super star, and it’s ur career.
Some of us was counting down ur goals like it’s our nest market day.
Well as the parable says, if the most beautiful wife of oga among all his wives brakes his safe box and collect money,
It’s very difficult for oga to react.
This is where football has placed Nigerians.
Permit me to spy on omo9ja,
Ire oh.