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.
As much as I wanted to see Victor Osimhen to stay at Napoli…this crosses the line.
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) September 26, 2023
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.
But look how they've been careless about him.
Imagine a player at Arsenal scored the highest goals & they win the league,…
— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) September 27, 2023
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.
Napoli have no excuse at all, and the least the club can do is to put out a public apology to Victor Osimhen
— Chuma Nnoli (@ChumaNnoli) September 27, 2023
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.
Osimhen has proven he has got passion for Napoli as a club and he…
— Adepoju Tobi Samuel 🇳🇬 (@OgaNlaMedia) September 27, 2023
Napoli disrespected our star Boy Victor Osimhen because he missed one penalty!!
Someone that has been doing his best for the club
To Napoli, 99 goods and one bad makes you a bad person.
It’s a shame 💔— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) September 27, 2023
Victor Osimhen MFR 100% will be in the Napoli squad for tonight’s Serie A game against Udinese at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
– He’s not letting anything distract him and will do the job he knows how to do very well if called upon. He wants to Play. pic.twitter.com/ArCSg5pQbI
— Buchi Laba (@Buchi_Laba) September 27, 2023
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