Nigerians and supporters of the Super Eagles recently witnessed a feud between Victor Osimhen and Finidi George.
The dispute caused a major stir in the Nigeria football industry as both men got embroiled in a bitter war of words on social media.
The saga started earlier this month after reports emerged online that Finidi, the resigned Super Eagles coach, had supposedly questioned Osimhen’s commitment to the national team.
This follows Nigeria’s disastrous 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic this month.
But reports later emerged that Finidi never mentioned Osimhen’s name when he talked about players’ commitment to the team.
Recall that Nigeria played a 1-1 draw with South Africa in Uyo and lost 2-1 against Benin Republic in Ivory Coast.
Osimhen, who missed both matches due to injury, hit back at Finidi over his comments on his commitment towards the Super Eagles.
Finidi had felt the Napoli striker could still have managed to play the two matches against South Africa and Benin Republic, respectively.
But Osimhen took to his Instagram live to fire back at Finidi.
The 25-year-old said: “I asked Finidi George to allow me stay with the players in the camp, but Finidi asked me not to bother that I should stay with my family. Now after two bad games, everybody is now blaming me.
“I know how many injuries I have played with for Nigeria and I played my heart out but after two bad games, everybody is attacking me.”
Osimhen also said he no longer has respect for Finidi, who has also played for the Nigeria national team in the past.
Published By: Okeowo Folashade Olufunmilayo.
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