Sunday, June 30, 2024 - Nigeria’s sports minister, John Enoh, has spoken for the first time over Napoli striker Victor Osimhen's social media outburst against former Super Eagles coach, Finidi George.
Earlier this month, it was alleged that
Finidi George questioned Osimhen's commitment to the squad after he had missed
the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic.
Finidi was alleged to have faulted the
commitment of some players before picking out Osimhen for making himself
unavailable.
He was quoted to have said he can’t
beg Osimhen to play for the national team after the player withdrew from their
last two 2026 World Cup qualifiers due to injury.
Reacting to the comments attributed
to Finidi, Osimhen claimed he reached out to Finidi about his injury, and had
wanted to fly down to be with the players in camp which the former coach
declined.
He said, “I knew things like these would
happen and that’s why I have the videos and screenshots of when I called Finidi
while I was with the doctor in Germany.
“I got injured in our (Napoli’s) last game
against Lecce and I went to the MRI scan. And I called Finidi there for him to
listen to the doctor too.
“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.
“I’m not addressing anything, everybody
knows I play my heart out whenever I’m playing for the club or national team.
I’ll share the screenshot and videos of my conversation with Finidi for the
sake of those believing what Finidi said.
“I’ve lost respect for that man because
before I disrespect anybody, I always respect them.
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