‘Issue between Osimhen, Lookman resolved- NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the remonstration which occured between Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman during the AFCON round of 16 match against Mozambique on Monday had been resolved.
Recall that the Nigeria Super Eagles defeated Mozambique 4-0 in the game to progress to the quarter final of the ongoing AFCON in Morocco.
Osimhen scored a brace in the game, while Lookman and Akor Adams were also on the scoresheet for the Eagles to maintain their unbeaten record so far in the tournament.
During the last quarter of the game, Osimhen was seen making gestures to fellow forward Ademola Lookman just before a corner kick in an apparent frustration manner following a loosed goal bound ball from Lookman from who Osimhen had expected a pass.
Osimhen would later be substituted following the rumpus and was seen storming out of the pitch after the game.
Osimhen and Lookman have scored half of Nigeria’s tally of 12 in the tournament so far.
The NFF in a statement on Tuesday evening said the issue had been resolved and the team is now focused on their next game.
“There is no problem whatsoever in our camp. Whatever people saw as a crisis between two brothers was easily resolved a couple of hours later. All is good and we are presently at training,” Super Eagles Team Administrator Dayo Enebi Achor confirmed on Tuesday evening.
Achor also dismissed reports that striker Jerome Akor Adams – who scored his first ever AFCON goal on the night – abandoned the team camp. “He took permission to go and see his mother who was hospitalized here in Fès, and returned in less than an hour.”
All the 26 available players (young defender Ryan Alebiosu continues on his recovery path) were involved in Tuesday evening’s session at the Sardienne Complex.
The three-time champions will on Thursday move to the city of Marrakech, where they will play the winner between Algeria’s Fennecs and DR Congo’s Leopards in Saturday’s quarter-final duel scheduled to kick off at 5pm
