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BankyGee:
I just saw the video, Osimhen was shouting "it's a team game, it's a team game" which is not bad. The only wrong thing is him walking off at full-time or strolling on the pitch as I've seen some people write here.

Again, I feel it was just emotions flaring up due to the good game we were having. Osimhen overreacted and acted weirdly, but spirit like this, channelled properly, is actually what we need to be a fierce team and not a lackadaisical one.

We don't have to be calm at all times, Osimhen was wrong to walk off at full-time, and he needs to channel his passion the right way so it doesn't keep sending the wrong message!

Fire for fire! Raise am, raise am, raise am!
VIVA NIGERIA! 🇳🇬
VIVA Victor Osimhen! ⚔️
VIVA Ademola Lookman! 🪄

Kog45:
Na Ojota spirits enter him body,no blame the boy....

Mybettingtips:
I know what I watch on TV. Did you watch the match live? Leave the tantrum with Lookman first. Are you saying his other decisions to stroll around theoretic and leave the teammates at fulltime are fine? You need videos to judge those ones?

Kog45:
Likely we go hear news say he don return to his club😆 when Dem reach hotel things go settled

lbrichman2:
I would prefer DRC
We need to send them a message
Though I admit, they may have a psychological edge over us now based on their last win against us

THE SUPER EAGLES ARE COOKING💨💨💨#nigeria pic.twitter.com/iBqGukRgnC

— boodsbants (@boodsbants) January 5, 2026

BankyGee:

Somebody should explain what happened between Osimhen and Lookman. pic.twitter.com/maO0GB5vfL

— 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨 (@Varticoo) January 5, 2026

Subzero0477:
Na that one be the koko, we'll be more confident facing Algeria than Dr Congo especially this soon

Odunayaw:
Osimhen must choose his battles clearly. Drive is good but not at the cost of being misunderstood

Diavolo:
Bro don't do this. You have been trying your best to defend an unacceptable behavior and frankly it's laughable. The videos only showed were he was shouting at lookman and shoving ndidi aside which is bad but that's even the smallest of his offences. After that he stopped making runs and asked to be substituted a very grave offence. Furthermore after the game he stormed to the dressing room and didn't join the team huddle or prayers after the match,he also didn't even acknowledge the fans. In addition there's a video of him also storming off to the team bus. So which of this other 3 Offences are exaggerated. Even if you excuse the shouting as passion,the other ones nko?. Even if our fanship let's be reasonable and remove bias

EEGA:
Most journalists have opined that the SE, would have been 7-0 up if not for missed chances.

mostob:
Especially when you have a talent of that MAGNITUDE and loved by MULTITUDE but you can't even show GRATITUDE to the fans

Goke7:
Na my guy be this 😂

THE SUPER EAGLES ARE COOKING💨💨💨#nigeria pic.twitter.com/iBqGukRgnC

— boodsbants (@boodsbants) January 5, 2026

Shame to frustrated Nigerians!

Theflint1:
I won't call it selfishness, but he does pick certain areas of the pitch to attempt assists from.

Whenever Lookman is on the byline, he'd make the cross, but when he's facing the goal, he'd hardly pass, and whenever he does make the pass he's looking for the return 1-2 that gives him a shooting opportunity. To be fair this is how he typically plays his game, and not something he's might be consciously looking to do.

It's these "selfish" decisions that he makes when within shooting distance that helps him create goals out of nothing, and it's also what makes him clash with Oshimhen who'd have created space expecting a pass. Both players just have to realize that the teams victory comes before everything else.

DABIGATRAN:
I also salute Chelle for resisting the temptation to start Onyedika. Many Nigerians ignorantly clamored for a double DM pivot which would have ruined the match.

The introduction of Frank Onyeka brought balance, solidity and efficiency to our play, allowing us quick transition from attack to defence without hesitation.

Odunayaw:
I just saw it also on YT. I'm scouring for more videos of the incidence because if this is all there is to it then it is exaggerated.

Shout-out to the Nairaland developers. I could watch the video from right here in NL

zicky:
This is what happened...Bruno had a clear chance to pass the ball to Victor but wasted the opportunity, osimhen was complaining and shouting at him, then Lookman cautioned him to Keep calm and stop complaining he then faced Lookman and was pointing at him.

Now this is what I got for those making it an Osimhen vs Lookman issue.

Odunayaw:
The least you can do is to read patiently. I said I was looking for videos of the incidence. Does this not tell you of particularity? It really doesn't cost much to carefully read.

Here's my quote from barely 10 mins after the game.

So what are you on about?

lbrichman2:
Ndidi is not captain material
He's only captain because Simon doesn't start
The true leader of this team is Osimhen
That's why everyone listens to him

COOL10:
If true, then it's also part of the so called "passion"

Diavolo:
You are trying to be clever by half. So which of his actions were misunderstood or exaggerated because we both know if it was Nwabali that did this rubbish he did people would have called for him to be sent home. None of his actions wee misunderstood neither are people reactions exaggerated,his actions were unacceptable and condemable and people have been rightly doing so.

DABIGATRAN:
I also salute Chelle for resisting the temptation to start Onyedika. Many Nigerians ignorantly clamored for a double DM pivot which would have ruined the match.

The introduction of Frank Onyeka brought balance, solidity and efficiency to our play, allowing us quick transition from attack to defence without hesitation.

Odunayaw:
You're being obtuse.

"IF THIS IS ALL THERE IS TO IT..."

It's literally staring you in the face. Don't bother getting on my mention if you are too thick.

Goke7:
Look at what made osihmen mad

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17uh6a4miV/?mibextid=wwXIfr

And then look at how direct the same lookman was to assist Akor for his goal

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16gaXw2H2k/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Icon4s:
Post like this is why we have missed you on this platform

Odunayaw:
It's similar to the goal he scored against Tunisia. The drop of the shoulder and shape to shoot. I remember Mujtahida said it that if he had lost that chance against Tunisia he'd have been roasted.

Scene looks like something that could be taken on the chin.