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  • International football club, Napoli, recently trolled striker, Victor Osimhen, on TikTok over a missed penalty during a match against Bologna. 

    Here’s all we know about the situation which has left a bitter taste in the mouth of Nigerians and sparked outrage against the club.

    Napoli Sparks Outrage After Trolling Victor Osimhen Over Missed Penalty

    What happened?

    Nigerian footballer, Victor Osimhen, striker for international football club, Napoli, lost a penalty that could’ve earned the club a win over its opponent, Bologna, during an Italian league match on Sunday, September 24.

    Osimhen was also substituted out 87 minutes into the game, an action which led him to air his frustrations against his manager, Rudi Garcia, during the match. However, according to reports, the footballer apologised to his manager and teammates after his outburst.

    A day after the match, the club trolled Osimhen in a now-deleted TikTok video on its official page. This clip which has since gone viral on social media carried the text, “Gimme penalty please” and included a muddled audio playback of the words.

    Shortly after the video went live, Nigerians flooded X with their outrage against the club over the distasteful post.

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    Osimhen’s history with Napoli

    The Nigerian footballer joined the Serie A club as a striker in 2020 for a club fee reportedly pegged at €70 million and expected to rise to €80 million with additional add-ons.

    Prior to joining the club, Osimhen had played as a striker for French club, Lille. 

    In the last three years, he’s arguably grown to be the club’s best player. He was the highest goal scorer in the 2022/2023 campaign and won the Serie A Golden Boot. Osimhen’s 1-1 draw at Udinese won the club their first Serie A title in 33 years in May 2023.

    In the past, Osimhen has been widely celebrated by both the club and its supporters.

    READ ALSO: The Many Non-Football Battles of the Super Falcons

    Calls for public apology 

    Despite the club taking the video down from TikTok, some Nigerians have called on the club to tender an official apology. Others have asked Osimhen to consider exiting. 

    This is a developing story.

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  • If you support Manchester United, every day for you is a fight against the club’s attempt to ruin your mood. But most times, they succeed. 

    If you’re a Manchester United fan, you can definitely relate to these pictures.

    When there’s a match coming up and you just can’t wait for it to start

    You’ve promised your haters that they’ll cry and you can’t wait to shame them

    You even set a ₦10,000 bet with a friend on the outcome of the match

    You remind them that Ronaldo is the GOAT and he’ll always turn up

    You’re posting status updates with #GGMU every five minutes. 

    The match starts and you’re hyping up your players

    One of your team’s players gets an early goal in

    And you’re screaming “siuuu!” because your team is nobody’s mate.

    Then Ronaldo gets substituted… 

    Because the coach wants to bring in someone else.

    It starts looking like all the players suddenly switched off

    Because why are they spreading their legs in the box?

    RELATED: QUIZ: Can We Guess the Football Club You Support?

    The opponents equalise 

    But you shrug it off because your boys just can’t flop.

    The second goal comes in and you become  oddly quiet

    …And then the third

    Then, one minute to the end of the match opponents score another one 

    Then the match ends right after and you’re in tears, like last week and the week before.

    You start ignoring all the WhatsApp notifications from the people you boasted to

    While trying to think of someone to blame.

    You want to point fingers at the coach… 

    But you praised the coach before the match started.

    When you see your friend and they ask you for their money

    When you think about all the pepper Manchester United has shown you

    But then you shrug it off and move on 

    Because at least you’re not an Arsenal fan.

    READ THIS NEXT: 6 Reasons You Should Date an Arsenal Fan

  • You have 2 minutes to guess the nicknames of the football teams in this quiz. Who’re referred to as the ‘Blues’?

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  • You’d ace this quiz if you’re a football expert or you’re very good at guessing.

    Let’s see how you’ll do:

  • If you think you are a huge fan of football, take this quiz and see how big a fan you are. You have one minute to unscramble these names:

  • Don’t call yourself a big football fan if you can’t match these coaches to their clubs.

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  • In this life, everything you do says something about the person you are. Here, we are telling you what the football club you support says about you. Did we lie?

    If you support any club outside of this list, we have nothing to say to you.

    1. Arsenal

    You have issues, and you don’t know. How can you still support such a club. You need help.

    2. Chelsea

    You are either a bus driver or an agbero. If you’re not either of those things right now, you’ll end up being one.

    3. Manchester United

    You like dwelling on past glory, but in reality, you have nothing to boast of.

    4. Liverpool

    You stay on your own and people like looking for your trouble and accusing you of things you’ve not done.

    5. Man City

    You’re a fake person and a gold-digger. You only stay when times are good. When they’re bad, you japa.

    6. Real Madrid

    You have bastard money. Please do giveaway.

    7. Barcelona

    See, just accept that you’re not the person you once were. That’s the first stage to being truly happy in this life.

    8. Juventus

    You like forming, “I’m more special than everyone. I’m different” Even though you know that you’re just as basic as the next person.

    9. AC Milan

    You’re 50+. How are you even reading Zikoko?

    10. PSG

    You like money and new things. You are an ojukokoro.

    11. Bayern Munich

    You don’t like nonsense. It’s either the best or nothing for you. You don’t like people wasting your time.

    12. Dortmund

    We don’t know what to say to you. How did you even get here?

    QUIZ: Can We Guess The Football Club You Support?

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  • Are you the type that will kill yourself if your club loses their match or it’s not your business?

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  • Ardent lovers of football will recognise names like Cynthia Uwak, Courtney Dike and Asisat Oshoala in the female football industry.

    These footballers are part of the women who keep the game as interesting as the contemporary football matches played by their male colleagues.

    Dropping out of school to pursue a career in professional football, Asisat got her big break when she got offered a chance to represent Nigeria at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2014.

    She brought all her skills to the field and earned herself the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards for her brilliant performance throughout the tournament.

    This trailblazer joined the Nigerian Senior female team, the Super Falcons, to represent Nigeria at the African Women’s Championship.

    The team won the tournament and she was presented with the golden ball award for being the best player in the competition.

    In 2015, she joined international football club managed by Matt Beard, Liverpool Ladies.

    That same year, she won the BBC Women’s Footballer of The Year award and is the first African woman to play in the FA league.

    Arsenal Ladies made Liverpool Ladies a transfer bid for Asisat early in 2016.

    On March 18 2016, she completed the signing process for Arsenal Ladies and is set to join the team immediately.

    This goes to show how underrated female footballers are. Slay on, Asisat!