Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen have taken to Twitter to apologise to Nigerian news outlet Punch for the language he used in replying them few days ago.

Recall that the newspaper published a post where the new Napoli recruit was alleged to have made a statement of emulating club legend Diego Maradona of which he debunked by writing:

"I never said such a thing, y’all copy paste journalist just like to fabricate lies, since the passing of my late father I haven’t grant any interview whatsoever, stop this nonsense else na thunder go fire una."

He wrote via Twitter late on Sunday night:

As much as I dislike being misquoted or taken out of context by the media, I want to apologise to @MobilePunch and other journalists that felt offended for the type of language I used in my earlier post,sorry about it,make una no vex I still be una boy...peace❤️

https://twitter.com/victorosimhen9/status/1292570300849299456?s=19

Illiteracy at it's finest.

INDEED, THE WORLD IS A SMALL PLACE

youthsinitiativ:
Illiteracy at it's finest.

I am not understanding please elaborate

Education is very important.

The earlier he retrace his steps the better.

The Press can make or mar his blossom career.

OTayobami:


I am not understanding please elaborate

Illiteracy was behind his initial not very well thought through outburst. Perhaps he failed to understand the news report hence, his recanting and apologies.

Is it a crime to emulate or better Maradona's feat at Napoli?

youthsinitiativ:


Illiteracy was behind his initial outburst.

Is it a crime to emulate Maradona?

How is that a show of illiteracy? Call that a poor temper management and not illiteracy. Don't you have university graduates in Nigeria using curse words?

flyingpig:
How is that a show of illiteracy? Call that a poor temper management and not illiteracy. Don't you have university graduates in Nigeria using curse words?

I tire oh

Maxymilliano:
The earlier he retrace his steps the better.

The Press can make or mar his blossom career.

the worst you can do as a sport man is to fight the press. Even politicians, don't fight the press. Trump is not having it easy for fighting the press.

youthsinitiativ:


Illiteracy was behind his initial outburst.

Is it a crime to emulate Maradona?

what if he never had it in mind Emulating anyone and just want to be him self?? I see no reason for u calling him an illiterate when a News media is trying to make off from him...

youthsinitiativ:


Illiteracy was behind his initial outburst.

Is it a crime to emulate Maradona?

why should he emulate Maradona when he's Oshimen.

Why not Maradona emulate him.
Inferiority complex no go kill Africans

The young lad is being himself not trying to live a copy and paste life

flyingpig:
the worst you can do as a sport man is to fight the press. Even politicians, don't fight the press. Trump is not having it easy for fighting the press.

You can say that again ...

OkuFaba:
why should he emulate Maradona when he's Oshimen.

Why not Maradona emulate him.
Inferiority complex no go kill Africans

The young lad is being himself not trying to live a copy and paste life

He just realised the power of the media

Well.... That wasn't necessary, As a professional football that wants to succeed, He should stay away from Media posts and focus because the media will keep them coming....

trying too hard to cover his flaws....the blasting of your own local media was just too bad coming from a professional likr him and he really surprised me with the kind of words he used knowing that he is a role model to soo many children being the most expensive African player..
punch made a big mistake but he made a bigger mistake by using such words on them because he cant try such with an international media...
so many sports outlets have reported fake news about fake interviews with cr7 which he wasn't happy with and the least he did was saying that he would sue them and would never grant any interview with them and dts what i expected from osimhen..
don't jus know why Africans are always temperamental especially when it involves own brothers in our country but toothless and feeble when outside...

Go and sin no more. Be careful cos you are destined for the top, and you don't need all these little distractions.

That's how star do

You

The hype on this guy is too much I pity am if he don’t live up to expectations

You that is literate, how far have you gone in life?

youthsinitiativ:
Illiteracy at it's finest.

Idiot boi

Maxymilliano:
The earlier he retrace his steps the better.

The Press can make or mar his blossom career.

I am totally against the use of foul language BUT sorry the Nigerian press CANNOT make his career.

They can mar it though. That's what they've always been able to do.

He did the right thing after doing the wrong thing.
Made his point already, the extra statement was unnecessary

Thunder wey don fire Dem finish u come here dey yan rubbish