Super Eagles star details Osimhen’s issues with previous Super Eagles coaches: He has always had problems

The recent outburst of the Nigerian senior team’s top forward, Victor Osimhen, is not the first time that the Napoli striker has had disciplinary problems with the Nigerian national team coaches. OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Osimhen reacted angrily to a news story about former coach Finidi George criticizing his commitment to the team, a story that lacks substance and was denied by the coach in a chat with the 25-year-old.

Even though the reigning African Footballer of the Year is yet to apologize for his actions, leaving the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) with no option but to pursue a misconduct case against him.

A suspension from the team has been proposed if he does not retract his statements and apologize to the coach, who is no longer in charge of a foreign coach about to be hired as the new coach of the Nigerian team after the disappointment during the match. Last round of matches in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Reacting to the issue, a player on the team revealed that it is one of the many issues he has had since 2019, when he broke into the setup and made the team into the African Cup of Nations.

In 2019 he fell out with Leon Balogun in training and that is why he did not play early in the team, Rohr was the coach and kept him on the bench behind the duo of Paul Onuachu and Odion Ighalo until the third place match. . In some games, Musa even played as the top forward. John Ogu, who was part of the team, said yes during an interview a few years ago.

Then there was the case of José Peseiro. Prompted by a dispute with Francis Uzoho. Almost the entire team talked to him but he insisted that he wants to fight. Uzoho remained calm the entire time and had to stay in the dining room until Osimhen calmed down before going to his room. It was pure madness.

“Now the issue with Finidi. It’s not even a problem because the report does not directly quote the coach, but he is an explosive player who reacts before thinking. So his reaction towards most of us on the team is nothing new,” he concluded.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman