After almost 10 days of face-off between Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen, and his Italian Serie A champions Napoli, a truce has been achieved at last.
The Super Eagles striker broke his silence on the controversial video posts on the club's official TikTok account that openly mocked him. While the first derided him for missing a penalty late last month, the second labeled him a 'coconut' and it was viewed as a racial slur.
The 24-year-old reacted to the incident by deleting all but one reference to Napoli on his social media accounts and again refused to take a penalty at the weekend. Although Italian mediumreported that a private apology was offered to the Nigerian player by Napoli directors, Osimhen was still not satisfied because it was not made public in the same manner as the videos.
"Coming to the city of Naples in 2020 was a wonderful decision for me," began the 24-year-old top striker. "The passion of the people of Naples fuels my fire to always play with my heart and soul, and the love for the badge is unwavering as I wear it with pride.
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