Notable football fans across the world especially Nigerians have continued to slam Italian side Napoli for the ‘racist’ videos of Victor Osimhen posted on Tiktok.
Napoli had posted 2 mockery videos about Osimhen before deleting them, however the backlash has continued to grow.
American football journalist Zach Lowy, Nigerian Music artiste Timaya, and football influencer Pooja among other tweeps have all criticized Napoli for the videos and have suggested that Osimhen leaves the club.
See their reactions in the tweets below:
I have never seen a player drag their club to their first league title in three decades, only for that club to turn around and make fun of him on social media for his hair and missed penalty.
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) September 26, 2023
As much as I wanted to see Victor Osimhen to stay at Napoli…this crosses the line.
Napoli and the World should put some respect on Osimhen's Name. They've not had a player like that since Maradona 🤷🏽♂️🇳🇬
— Timaya (@timayatimaya) September 27, 2023
Osimhen was loyal to the club, the fans & rejected a MAD offer from Saudi Arabia cos he believed that he could continue to write histories with the club.
— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) September 27, 2023
But look how they've been careless about him.
Imagine a player at Arsenal scored the highest goals & they win the league,…
A player finishes as top scorer in the league helping you win your first #SerieA title in over 30 years and you decide to troll him on your Tik Tok for missing a penalty.
— Chuma Nnoli (@ChumaNnoli) September 27, 2023
Napoli have no excuse at all, and the least the club can do is to put out a public apology to Victor Osimhen
What Napoli did to Victor Osimhen is the reason why players do not stay loyal to some football clubs, they don't connect deeply to the club, they just want to make their money, play, and leave the club and city.
— Adepoju Tobi Samuel 🇳🇬 (@OgaNlaMedia) September 27, 2023
Osimhen has proven he has got passion for Napoli as a club and he…